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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Pentapolis canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| 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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