Theme of Dyrrhachium
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The Theme of Dyrrhachium was a Byzantine military-administrative province centered on the strategic Adriatic port city of Dyrrhachium (modern Durrës, Albania), serving as a key frontier region between the Byzantine Empire and the western Balkans.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Byzantine theme ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | provincial ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Latin West influence zone
ⓘ
Slavic-inhabited territories ⓘ |
| capital |
Durrës
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| defensiveRole |
protection against Slavic and other Balkan groups
ⓘ
protection against western powers ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFunction |
base for Byzantine influence in the western Balkans
ⓘ
buffer zone between Byzantium and western powers ⓘ |
| governanceType | military-administrative ⓘ |
| governedBy | strategos of Dyrrhachium ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Theme of Durrës
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theme of Dyrrachion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | Adriatic coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Dyrrhachium harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortCity | Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
control of Adriatic maritime routes
ⓘ
defense of Byzantine holdings in the Balkans ⓘ frontier between Byzantine Empire and western Balkans ⓘ |
| historicalCityCorrespondence | Dyrrhachium (ancient city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Italian maritime cities
ⓘ
interior Balkan trade routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Illyricum (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | military frontier theme ⓘ |
| modernCityCorrespondence | Durrës NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Balkan provinces
ⓘ
Byzantine themata system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway between Italy and the Balkans
ⓘ
key node on routes linking Constantinople with the Adriatic ⓘ |
| typeOfBorder | maritime and land frontier ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Emperor of the Byzantines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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