Duchy of Pentapolis

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The Duchy of Pentapolis was a coastal Byzantine duchy in central Italy, centered on five key Adriatic cities and serving as an important political and military frontier between Byzantine and Lombard territories in the early Middle Ages.

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Duchy of Pentapolis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine duchy
former political entity
borderedBy Lombard territories
conflictWith Lombard Kingdom NERFINISHED
country Byzantine Empire
etymology from Greek for "five cities"
existedDuring 7th century
8th century
function military frontier between Byzantines and Lombards
political frontier between Byzantines and Lombards
governmentType duchy
hasCapital Rimini NERFINISHED
hasCity Ancona NERFINISHED
Fano NERFINISHED
Pesaro NERFINISHED
Rimini NERFINISHED
Senigallia NERFINISHED
hasCoastlineOn Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Marche NERFINISHED
Romagna NERFINISHED
historicalRole buffer zone between Byzantine and Lombard spheres of influence
language Greek
Latin
locatedIn central Italy
locatedOn Adriatic Sea
namedAfter five cities
partOf Byzantine Italy NERFINISHED
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Exarchate of Ravenna NERFINISHED
politicalStructure grouping of five urban centers
regionToday Italy NERFINISHED
religion Chalcedonian Christianity NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rulingPower Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
status defunct
strategicImportance control of Adriatic coastal routes in central Italy
subordinateTo Exarch of Ravenna NERFINISHED
timePeriod Early Middle Ages
typeOf coastal territory

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Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna subdivision Duchy of Pentapolis