Romania (Byzantine Italy)
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Romania (Byzantine Italy) was the collective name for the remaining Byzantine-controlled territories in the Italian Peninsula during the early Middle Ages, particularly contested in the Lombard–Byzantine wars.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ medieval geopolitical entity ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Byzantine Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | Lombard–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Lombards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Italian powers ⓘ papacy ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Greek-Byzantine culture
ⓘ
Latin-Roman traditions ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Byzantine administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
exarch of Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gradualLossTo |
Frankish Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombard principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman principalities in Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | continuation of Roman imperial identity in Italy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decline of Byzantine power in the West ⓘ |
| includedRegion |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Exarchate of Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
iconoclast controversy in Italy
ⓘ
papal–Byzantine relations ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | frontier zone against Lombards ⓘ |
| overlord | emperor in Constantinople ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | imperial province ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Exarchate of Ravenna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombard Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ theme system of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Chalcedonian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of central Mediterranean routes ⓘ |
| successorTo | Western Roman imperial administration in Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedAsNameFor | remaining Byzantine-controlled territories in Italy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.