Byzantine theme (Isauria / related districts)
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The Byzantine theme of Isauria was a military-administrative district in southern Asia Minor, centered in the rugged Isaurian region, that played a key role in the empire’s frontier defense and provincial governance during the Middle Byzantine period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byzantine theme of Isauria | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine theme
ⓘ
military-administrative district ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Seleucia (Seleukeia) on the Calycadnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | theme ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine-Arab frontier wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isaurian highland communities ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cilicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lycaonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamphylia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Seleucia (Seleukeia) on the Calycadnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastline | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | administrative reorganization of Anatolia ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
fiscal administration
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ military administration ⓘ provincial governance ⓘ |
| governedBy | strategos of Isauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Cilicia Tracheia (Rough Cilicia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Byzantine thematic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isauria NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| militaryForces | thematic troops ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
defense of the southern Anatolian frontier
ⓘ
protection against Arab raids ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | strategos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine provincial administration
ⓘ
themes of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor |
late Roman province of Cilicia
ⓘ
late Roman province of Isauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| status | frontier theme ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
buffer zone between interior Anatolia and Muslim-held territories
ⓘ
control of passes between central Anatolia and the Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| subdividedFrom | earlier late Roman provinces of Isauria and Cilicia ⓘ |
| terrain |
difficult highland interior
ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century to 11th century ⓘ |
| typeOfBorder | land frontier ⓘ |
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