Diocese of Illyricum

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The Diocese of Illyricum was a late Roman administrative district in the Balkans, encompassing parts of the western Balkan Peninsula and serving as an important frontier region of the empire.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Diocese of Praevalitana 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman administrative division
late Roman diocese
borderedBy Danube frontier NERFINISHED
Eastern Roman provinces NERFINISHED
Italian prefecture
comprisedProvince Crete NERFINISHED
Dacia Mediterranea NERFINISHED
Dacia Ripensis NERFINISHED
Dalmatia NERFINISHED
Epirus Nova NERFINISHED
Epirus Vetus NERFINISHED
Macedonia NERFINISHED
Noricum NERFINISHED
Pannonia NERFINISHED
Praevalitana NERFINISHED
correspondsInPartToModern Albania NERFINISHED
Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Croatia NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Hungary NERFINISHED
Montenegro NERFINISHED
North Macedonia NERFINISHED
Serbia NERFINISHED
Slovenia NERFINISHED
establishedInPeriod late 3rd century
establishedUnder Diocletian NERFINISHED
existedDuring 4th century
Constantinian dynasty NERFINISHED
Tetrarchy NERFINISHED
early 5th century
hadOfficialLanguage Latin
hadReligion Christianity
Roman paganism
hadStrategicImportance control of Balkan routes
defense of Danube frontier
hasCapital Sirmium NERFINISHED
Thessalonica NERFINISHED
locatedIn Balkans
western Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED
partOf Roman Empire
reorganizedUnder Constantine the Great NERFINISHED
subordinatedTo Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum NERFINISHED
praetorian prefect
wasAffectedBy Gothic invasions NERFINISHED
Hunnic incursions
Slavic migrations NERFINISHED
wasDividedBetween Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED
wasFrontierRegionOf Balkan frontier
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
wasMilitaryZone yes

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Diocese of Pannonia (de facto) borderedBy Diocese of Illyricum
Illyricum prefecture hasPart Diocese of Illyricum
this entity surface form: Diocese of Praevalitana