TOC right wiktionary Theme or Themes may refer to NOTOC Art Theme arts , the unifying subject or idea of the type of visual work Theme literature , the unifying subject or idea of a story Theme music , the initial or principal melody in a musical piece Theme music , signature music which recurs in a film, television program or performance Music titles Themes Vangelis album Themes Vangelis album , a compilation album from 1989 by Vangelis Themes Clannad album Themes Clannad album , a compilation album from 1992 by Clannad Themes Silent Stream of Godless Elegy album Themes Silent Stream of Godless Elegy album , a 2000 album by Moravian ethno metal band, Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy Miscellaneous ThemeByzantine district , an administrative district in the Byzantine Empire governed by a Strategos Theme computing , a custom graphical appearance for certain software, similar to a graphics skin Theme linguistics , topic Theme magazine Theme magazine Theme Building , a landmark building in the Los Angeles International Airport See also lookfrom intitle Genre Principle disambig ca Tema cs T ma da Tema de Thema el es Tema fr Th me ko io Temato it Tema nl Thema ja pl Tema pt Tema ro Tem dezambiguizare ru sq Tema sk T ma fi Teema sv Tema tr Tema uk ... more details
Infobox Film name The Theme image caption director Gleb Panfilov producer writer Aleksandr Chervinsky br Gleb Panfilov starring Mikhail Ulyanov br Inna Churikova music cinematography distributor International Film Exchange IFEX US theatrical released flagicon Soviet Union 1979 br flagicon USA 16 October 1987 limited runtime 99 minutes country FilmUSSR language Russian budget The Theme lang ru is a 1979 in film 1979 Soviet film directed by Gleb Panfilov . It tells the story of an egotistical playwright who thinks of himself as an artist, but who allows the system to make him write conformist plays. The film was heavily censored on its release in 1979. The full version was not released until 1986 this version was awarded the Golden Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival . ref name Berlinale cite web url http www.berlinale.de en archiv jahresarchive 1987 03 preistr ger 1987 03 Preistraeger 1987.html title Berlinale 1987 Prize Winners accessdate 2011 02 27 work berlinale.de ref Cast Mikhail Ulyanov as Kim Yesenin, writer Inna Churikova as Sasha Nikolaeva, museum guide Stanislav Lyubshin as Gravedigger, dissident, Sasha s friend Yevgeni Vesnik as Igor Paschin, writer Yevgeniya Nechayeva as Maria Alexandrovna Natalya Seleznyova as Svetlana, Yesenin s disciple Sergey Nikonenko as Sinitsyn, policeman References reflist External links imdb title 0079999 Amg movie 49363 CinemaofSovietUnion Golden Bear 1980 1999 DEFAULTSORT Theme, The Category 1979 films Category 1970s drama films Category Soviet films Category Russian language films Category Films about writers Category Golden Bear winners Category Films directed by Gleb Panfilov USSR film stub 1970s drama film stub fr Le Th me it Tema film ru ... more details
type image coat symbol symbol type image map Map Byzantine Empire 1045.svg image map caption Map of Theme Sirmium within Byzantine Empire in 1045. capital Sirmium The Theme of Sirmium lang el was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineadministrativeunitThemeByzantineadministrativeunittheme ... thumb f fa Map Byzantine Empire 1045.svg 800px Map Byzantine Empire 1045.svg.png Map DEFAULTSORT Theme Of Sirmium Byzantine stub commonscat Theme of Sirmium Category History of Vojvodina Category History ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name conventional long name Theme of Sirmium common name Theme of Sirmium nation Byzantium under the Macedonians Byzantine Empire era Medieval Serbia Middle Ages continent Europe region Balkans Southeastern Europe subdivision Theme status text government type Theme common languages Old Church Slavonic Old Serbian , Greek language Greek year start 1018 year end 1071 event start Annexation event end p1 Pannonia, Byzantine Empire flag p1 Simple Labarum.svg ... which later became the Theme of Sirmium lay within the borders of the First Bulgarian Empire , under Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria Samuil . In a long war, the Byzantine emperor Basil II Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria conquered Bulgaria, and established new Byzantine themes and other local governorates under generals strategos strategoi on its territory. The central part of Samuil s realm became the Theme of Bulgaria , the northeastern part the Theme of Paristrion , and the northwestern part became the Theme of Sirmium. The exact borders of the theme are unclear according to some sources, theme included ... name Ma va . After the battle of Manzikert in 1071 and the resulting turmoil in the Byzantine Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary conquered Syrmia, but Byzantine control over the area was restored under the Komnenos Komnenian emperors. In the last years of the 12th century, Byzantine power waned, and the emergence ... of the Byzantine Empire Sirmium Category States and territories established in the 11th century Category ... more details
For other uses, see Bulgaria disambiguation Image Byzantine Macedonia 1045CE.svg thumb right 200px 1045, the thema of Bulgaria. The ThemeByzantineadministrativeunitTheme of Bulgaria was a province of the Byzantine Empire established by Emperor Basil II after the victory over Samuel of Bulgaria 997 1014 AD and the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire in 1018. It was based on the wider regions of Skopje and Ohrid ref Byzantium in the Year 1000 Page 126 http books.google.com books?id CSZQ VPFKoMC&pg PA126&dq thema of Bulgaria, based on Skopje and Ohrid&sig pRJW ezX7rXjU 28jdvhJ2H60ik by Paul Magdalino ref modern Republic of Macedonia and south Serbia . Its capital was Skopje and it was governed by a strategos . Two main rebellions took place in the region, the Uprising of Peter Delyan 1040 1041 and the Uprising of Georgi Voiteh 1072 . After 150 years the Second Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian Empire was restored, with the Rebellion of the brothers Peter and Asen in 1185 AD. Notes reflist Sources http www.thalamus books.com assets pdf kean byzantium 02.pdf http img53.exs.cx img53 6537 ThemesintheByzantineEmpireunderBasilII.jpg http books.google.com books?um 1&q BULGARIA THEMA&btnG Search Books coord missing Macedonia Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category History of Bulgaria Category History of Kosovo Category 11th century in Serbia Category Medieval Republic of Macedonia Category States and territories established in 1018 Category Byzantine provinces in Macedonia Category Medieval Blagoevgrad Province Category History of Skopje Category Medieval Greece Byzantine stub bulgaria stub macedonia stub serbia stub kosovo stub greece stub bg de Bulgarien byzantinisches Thema el es Bulgaria thema fr Bulgarie th me lt Bulgarija tema mk ... more details
of the theme fluctuated along with the northern frontier of Byzantium during the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars . Initially, the theme must have comprised most of the ancient Diocese of Thrace , except for the country ...Distinguish2 the Thracesian Theme , which was situated in the central western coast of Asia Minor Infobox Former Subdivision native name Polytonic , conventional long name Theme of Thrace common name Thrace continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Adrianople , then Arcadiopolis image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themata of Asia Minor and the thema of Thrace in circa 780. life span ca. 680 1000s year start 680 681 event start year end 1000s event end Merged with Theme of Macedonia The Theme of Thrace lang el Polytonic or was a province thema or themeByzantineadministrativeunittheme of the Byzantine Empire located in the south eastern Balkans , comprising varying parts of the Thrace eponymous geographic region during its history. History Traditionally, it has been held that the theme at the time primarily a military command was constituted ... harvnb Kazhdan 1991 pp 2079 2080 . ref Initially, Adrianople was probably the theme s capital. Under Empress Irene of Athens , in the late 8th century, the theme was divided, with the western part being constituted as the separate theme of Macedonia theme Macedonia . From then on, the theme s capital ... and Ibn al Faqih mention the theme as extending from the long wall the Anastasian Wall to the theme ..., at the turn of the 10th century, the theme comprised essentially the eastern half of modern Eastern .... ref name DOAKS ref name ODB2080 harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 2080 . ref The name fell out of use as an administrative ... Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 1 Italy, North ... refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus state uncollapsed Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire ... more details
A notable exception to the usual thematic hierarchy is the existence of a katepano , in charge of a Byzantine ... in Byzantine hands until the late 14th century, when they were taken over by the Turks or the Republic ... editor3 first Nicolas editor3 link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals ... url http books.google.com ?id xfV0LkMNaLUC ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus Category States and territories established in the 820s Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category ... more details
The theme of Iberia lang el was an administrative and military unitThemeByzantineadministrativeunittheme within the Byzantine Empire carved by the Byzantine Emperor s out of several Armenia ... 52, Eustathius Boilas, a Byzantine magnate who moved from Cappadocia to the theme of Iberia, found ... The theme of Iberia did not long survive the Byzantine disaster at the hands of the Seljuk sultan Alp ... lasted as late as 1074 when Gregory Pakourianos , a Byzantine governor, formally ceded a portion of the theme ... fashion in the course of the 11th century. The population of the theme at its largest extent ..., . , 1978, . 249. ref The theme ceased to exist in 1074 as a result of the Seljuk ... The Georgian Bagratid possessions annexed by Basil II in 1000. The theme was created by the emperor ... gained momentum to invade Tao Tayk and Basean in 1014 . Defeated in the ensuing Byzantine Georgian wars , George had to relinquish further lands Kola, Ardahan Artaan and Javakheti to the Byzantine crown ... Publishers. ref These provinces were organized by Basil II into the theme of Iberia with the capital ... his appanage to the Byzantine Empire. By the mid 1040s, Emperor Constantine IX 1042 55 had broken ... , pp. 226 7. Blackwell Publishing ISBN 0631220372. ref The kingdom was merged with the theme of Iberia and the capital was transferred from Theodosioupolis to Ani . Henceforth, the theme of Iberia was administered jointly with Kingdom of Armenia Middle Ages Greater Armenia and the enlarged theme was frequently referred to as the theme of Iberia and Armenia . ref name Edwards Edwards 1988 , pp. 138 140 ref File Byzantine Empire Themes 1025 en.svg thumb The themata of the Byzantine Empire, at the death ... moved to Cappadocia , probably accompanied by their nobility who were inveigled by the Byzantine administration ... by the Seljuk capture of Ani and the theme s center was shifted back to Theodosioupolis .... ref Government Image Basilios II.jpg thumb left Emperor Basil II , founder of the Theme of Iberia ... more details
of the hinterland, with Byzantine control limited to the islands and certain new coastal cities such as Split, Croatia Split and Dubrovnik , while Zara Zadar became the local episcopal and administrative .... It is unclear whether the region was under actual rather than nominal Byzantine authority after ... half of the century may indicate the existence of a Dalmatian thema theme , at least for a short ... of Dalmatia as a regular theme is placed in the early years of the reign of Emperor Basil ... DOAKS In the late 10th and early 11th centuries, Byzantine control was contested by Republic of Venice ... of Hungary . Except for Dubrovnik and the southern third of Dalmatia, Byzantine control collapsed in the 1060s. Byzantine predominance was restored under Emperor Manuel I Komnenos r. 1143 1180 ... of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 1 Italy, North of the Balkans ... ref harv refend 2 Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category States and territories established ... more details
Empire Ottomans The Theme of Thessalonica lang el was a military civilian province thema or themeByzantineadministrativeunittheme of the Byzantine Empire located in the southern ... of the new theme of Thessalonica. ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 2071 harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides ... of Emperor Michael II to Louis the Pious may indicate the theme s existence already in 824. ref harvnb ... the theme s creation to circa 809, during the anti Slavic campaigns of Emperor Nikephoros I . ref ... circa 2,000 men. ref harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 66 69 . ref To the east, the theme extended to the river Struma river Strymon and the Strymon themetheme of the same name . To the south, it bounded the theme of Hellas theme Hellas , somewhere in northern Thessaly . Its western and northern bounds ... troops stationed in the theme was installed in the city, and seems to have co existed for a while ..., when it was captured by Despotate of Epirus Epirus . The theme was reconstituted after the city and most ... by the Ottoman Turks in 1392 by that time, however, the theme was essentially reduced to the city itself ... of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 1 Italy, North of the Balkans ... ?id xfV0LkMNaLUC ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus state uncollapsed Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category Medieval Macedonia Greece Category Medieval Thessalonica Category Byzantine provinces in Macedonia bg el fr Thessalonique th me ... more details
182 183 . ref was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine thema theme a military civilian province located in the southern ... by the Empire of Trebizond The Theme of Cherson lang el Polytonic , thema Chers nos ... Kazhdan 1991 pp 418 419 . ref The theme was officially established in the early 830 s and was an important centre of Black Sea commerce. Despite the destruction of Cherson in the late 900 s, the theme ... of the Byzantine Empire in 1204. History The region had been under Roman Empire Roman and later Byzantine imperial control until the early 8th century, but passed under Khazar control thereafter. Byzantine ... harvnb Pertusi 1952 pp 182 183 . ref ref harvnb Hendy 2008 p 426 The theme of Cherson was created ... theme of Cherson ca. 834 on the north shore of the Black Sea should be seen as part of the same ... The province played an important role in Byzantine relations with the Khazars and later with the Pechenegs ... that Cherson was one of the few List of Byzantine mints provincial mints , having resumed minting of Byzantine ... and its province remained under Byzantine control until the dissolution of the Empire by the Fourth ... last2 Cullen first2 Timothy title Byzantine History Volume 2 location Amsterdam, The Netherlands publisher ... cite book last Hendy first Michael F. title Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy c. 300 1450 location ... Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art ... Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus state uncollapsed Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category 830s establishments Category History of Crimea el fr ... more details
Theme of the Cibyrrhaeots common name Cibyrrhaeots continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Attaleia image map Asia Minor ca 842 AD.svg image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 842. life span ca. 720 727 after 1150 year start ca. 720 727 event start Establishment as a theme year end after 1150 event end Abolition by Manuel I The Cibyrrhaeot Theme , more properly the Theme of the Cibyrrhaeots lang el Polytonic , was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine thema theme encompassing the southern coast of Asia Minor from the early 8th to the late 12th centuries. As the Byzantine Empire s first and most important naval theme Greek , it served chiefly to provide ships and troops for the Byzantine ... between ca. 719 720 and ca. 727 , the Cibyrrhaeots were constituted as a regular thema theme , with its ... of the Aegean Sea theme Aegean Sea and Samos theme Samos were elevated from droungarios level commands, the Cibyrrhaeot Theme was the only dedicated naval theme of the Empire. ref harvnb Ahrweiler 1966 pp 64, 81, 83, 109 harvnb Pryor Jeffreys 2006 p 267 . ref The theme comprised the southern coast of Asia Minor modern Turkey , from south of Miletus which belonged to the Thracesian Theme to the borders ... line theme facing the attacks of the Muslim fleets of the Levant and Egypt , and it played a major role in the naval aspect of the Byzantine Arab Wars . ref harvnb Pryor Jeffreys 2006 pp 46ff. ref The land ... name ODB ref harvnb Pryor Jeffreys 2006 pp 390 391 . ref The theme was divided into droungos droungoi and tourma i , and possessed the full array of typical thematic administrative positions. Among ... of Attaleia and Kos and the katepano who commanded the theme s Mardaites . ref name ODB ref ... and in the Emirate of Crete Cretan expedition of 911, the Cibyrrhaeot theme sent 31 warships 15 large ... 2006 p 549 . ref Around the mid 11th century, as the Muslim naval threat subsided, the Byzantine ... more details
event end Merged with Thrace theme Thrace The Theme of Macedonia lang el was a military civilian province themeByzantine district theme of the Byzantine Empire established between the late ... name Polytonic , conventional long name Theme of Macedonia common name Macedonia continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Adrianople image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine ... but in the region of Thrace , with Adrianople as its capital. History The theme of Macedonia was created between 789 or 797 and 801 802 by the Empress Irene of Athens , from the older Thrace themetheme ... of a series of military successes that had extended Byzantine reach over most of the wider region ... territory to two strategoi . ref harvnb Treadgold 1991 pp 92 93, 124 . ref The seat of the new theme ... Bulgaria . In the words of the Arabs Arab geographers Ibn Khordadbeh and Ibn al Faqih , the theme ... Bulgarian Empire Bulgaria to the north. In later days, to the west it bounded the theme of Thessalonica theme Thessalonica and the later themes of Strymon theme Strymon and Boleron . ref name Pertusi163 4 harvnb Pertusi 1952 pp 163 164 . ref Thus, the theme of Macedonia had no relation to the historical region of Macedonia region Macedonia , and when Byzantine sources of the 10th 12th centuries refer ... was named after the theme of Macedonia. ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1262 . ref Image LocationMacedonia ... on modern borders. Being derived from the theme of Thrace, Macedonia was counted along with it among the Eastern themes, which ranked higher in Byzantine hierarchy than the European themes. In the late ... military tagmatic soldiers was also permanently stationed in the theme. ref name Pertusi163 4 ref harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 67 71, 122 . ref Strymon, which was originally a kleisoura Byzantine district ... . ref Although the theme is attested in the 960s, its absence in the Escorial Taktikon of circa 975 ... more details
conquered by Serbian Empire Serbs The Theme of Strymon lang el was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province thema theme located in modern Greek Macedonia , with the city of Serres as its capital. Founded probably by the mid to late 9th century, its history as an administrative .... ref name ODB The theme continued in existence until the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name Polytonic , conventional long name Theme of Strymon common name Strymon continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Serres image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major settlements. life span 840s ... The theme covered the region between the Struma river Strymon and Nestos rivers, between the Rhodope mountains and the Aegean Sea . The area was strategically important. Not only did the theme ... Byzantine controlled Thrace with Thessalonica , the Empire s second largest city. ref name Fine ... . ref History In the 8th century, Strymon was a kleisoura Byzantine district kleisoura of Macedonia theme Macedonia . ref harvnb Pertusi 1952 pp 166 167 harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 33, 76 . ref The exact date of its establishment as an independent theme is unknown, but it probably dates to the first half ... been become a full theme in circa 896, to counter the threat of the First Bulgarian Empire ... 10th century, the theme was divided in two parts Strymon proper, also known as Chryseba or Chrysaba ... Achladochori , and the theme of New Strymon Greek . The latter is known only through ... theme east of the Nestos, which was later raised to a separate theme as Boleron Greek , or with a northern ... . ref Towards the end of the 10th century, the theme of Strymon appears to have been united with that of Thessalonica ... Macedonia, the theme was re established as a separate province. In the 14th century, however, it again ... more details
. The Theme of Hellas lang el Polytonic was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province thema , themeByzantine district theme located in southern Greece . The theme encompassed ... extent of the theme is unclear and debated, but based on the extent of Byzantine control, its territory ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang el , , conventional long name Theme of Hellas common name Hellas continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major settlements. life span 687 695 12th ... in use in the 6th century to designate southern Greece in an administrative context, being employed ... peninsula . In Greece, the Slavic tribes raided and settled almost at will, aided by the Byzantine ... Hild 1976 pp 54 56 . ref The creation of the theme of Hellas is dated to sometime between 687 and 695 ... strategos of the Anatolic Theme , who had fallen into disgrace following his defeat at the Battle ... sources do not apply the term theme to Hellas until after the 8th century, using the term strategia generalship instead, it is almost certain that it was established from the outset as a full administrative ... Pertusi 1952 p 172 . ref Given its lack of depth into the hinterland , the theme was originally probably ... on the other hand remained rather low throughout the theme s existence, numbering perhaps 2,000 according ... a prominent role during the anti Byzantine Iconoclasm iconoclast revolt of 726. During the course ... Slavic inhabitants were Christianization Christianized and subjected to Byzantine authority, often ... off of the Peloponnese to form a Peloponnese theme separate theme around or shortly after the year ... of new towns and the establishment of new industries most notably the Byzantine silk silk industry ... only by raids during the uprising of Petar Delyan 1040 1041 and the unsuccessful Byzantine Norman ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name Polytonic , conventional long name Theme of Sebasteia common name Sebasteia continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Sebasteia image map Byzantine Empire Themata 950.png image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 950. life span 911 ca. 1074 year start 911 event start year event1 ca. 1074 event1 de facto autonomy year end ca. 1090 event end Fall to the Seljuks The Theme of Sebasteia lang el was a military civilian province thema or themeByzantine district theme of the Byzantine Empire located in northeastern Cappadocia and Armenia Minor , in modern Turkey . It was first established as a theme in 911 and endured until its fall to the Seljuk Turks in the aftermath of the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. History The theme was formed around the city of Sebasteia modern Sivas . The region formed part of the Armeniac Theme from the mid 7th century. ref name ODB harvnb Kazhdan 1991 pp 1861 1862 . ref The theme is not mentioned in any source prior to the 10th century. ref harvnb Pertusi 1952 p 142 . ref In 908, Sebasteia appears for the first time as a distinct kleisoura a fortified frontier district , and by 911 it had been raised to the status of a full themeByzantine district theme . ref name ODB ref harvnb McGeer Nesbitt Oikonomides 2001 p 128 . ref The theme comprised the entirety of the Byzantine frontier regions along the middle course of the northern Euphrates . With the expansion of the Byzantine frontier, it was extended ... to the Empire of his kingdom of Vaspurakan Kingdom Vaspurakan . From circa 1074, following the Byzantine ... Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art ..., Italy publisher Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana year 1952 language Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine ... of the Byzantine Empire Category Medieval Anatolia el fr S bast e th me it Sebasteia ... more details
The Anatolic Theme lang el Polytonic , Anatolikon thema , more properly known as the Theme of the Anatolics Greek Polytonic , thema Anatolik n was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province in central Asia Minor modern ... of all the themes of the Empire. History The exact date of the theme s establishment is unknown, although ... conquests . The Anatolic theme, which stretched over the ancient regions of Lycaonia , Pisidia ... ref name ODB90 harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 90 . ref File Asia Minor ca 842 AD.svg thumb left 200px The Byzantine ... powerful theme it fielded some 18,000 men in the 8th century and 15,000 men in the 9th century ... theme against the usurper Artabasdos . ref name ODB90 Early in the 9th century, however, its eastern tourma was detached to form the separate frontier command kleisoura Byzantine district kleisoura of Cappadocia theme Cappadocia , while under Theophilos emperor Theophilos r. 829 842 , its south eastern corner was detached as another kleisoura under the name of Seleucia theme Seleucia . ref name ODB90 ref harvnb Haldon 1999 p 114 . ref The last appearance of the Anatolic Theme in the historical ... title The Imperial Administrative System of the Ninth Century With a Revised Text of the Kletorologion ... ref harv cite book last Haldon first John F. title Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World ... harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus state uncollapsed Category States and territories established in the 7th century Category Byzantine Anatolia Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire el ... more details
of a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province .... 949 958 mentions that before its elevation to a theme, the region was an unnamed kleisoura Byzantine district kleisoura , there is evidence, however, of much earlier Byzantine presence. ref name DOAKS ... neighbouring theme, with its prince receiving a Byzantine title and continuing to govern it, before it was expanded into a full theme. This may also explain the peculiar custom of its strategos drawing ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name , conventional long name Theme of Mesopotamia common name Mesopotamia continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Byzantine Empire Themata 950.png image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 950. life span 899 900s 1070s year start 899 ... Roman and early Byzantine Mesopotamia Roman province province of Mesopotamia . The Byzantinetheme was located between the rivers Arsanias modern Murat River Murat and imisgezek. History The theme was formed probably between 899 and 911, when Emperor Leo VI the Wise r. 886 912 appointed ... sons were persuaded to cede their territory to the Byzantine Empire in exchange for titles and estates in other themes. The Armenian populated districts of Keltzene detached from the theme of Chaldia and Kamacha part of the Koloneia themeTheme of Koloneia were then joined to it to form the new theme ... has been dated to circa 810, perhaps indicating the existence of a first short lived theme ... of his province. ref name DOAKS Commanders of the theme continued to be appointed throughout ... Michael VII Doukas r. 1071 1078 tried to re establish Byzantine authority, but the province fell ... first Peter authorlink Peter Charanis title The Armenians in the Byzantine Empire year 1963 location ... editor3 first Nicolas editor3 link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang el , conventional long name Theme of Nicopolis common name Nicopolis continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Naupaktos , Arta, Greece Arta image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major ... end Fourth Crusade transformation into Despotate of Epirus The Theme of Nicopolis or Nikopolis lang el , thema Nikopole s was the name of a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province located in western Greece , encompassing Aetolia Acarnania ... 886, and survived until the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Location The theme of Nicopolis, by the late 9th century, comprised the modern Greek prefectures of Greece ... Oikonomides 1994 p 9 . ref ref harvnb Soustal Koder 1981 p 54 . ref To the east, it bounded the theme of Hellas theme Hellas , probably along the river Mornos and the western slopes of the Pindus mountains, ref name Pertusi harvnb Pertusi 1952 p 176 . ref and to the north, with the theme of Dyrrhachium theme Dyrrhachium and the sclavinia of Vagenetia . History Like most of the Balkans , the Epirus ... their control of the Ionian Islands , which, organized in the theme of Cephallenia theme Cephallenia ... that the theme of Nicopolis was established, although the exact date is unclear. It was founded ... p 53 . ref Sigillographic evidence suggests that the theme may have resulted from a previously existing subordinate tourma division of the theme of the Peloponnese theme Peloponnese , although Warren Treadgold has suggested that it formed part of the theme of Cephallenia. ref name ODB ref harvnb Fine 1994 p 83 harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 33, 76 . ref Despite its name, the capital of the theme was not Nicopolis ... raids, but Naupaktos . ref name DOAKS ref harvnb Soustal Koder 1981 pp 53 54 . ref The theme was regularly ... more details
The Bucellarian Theme lang el , Boukellarion thema , more properly known as the Theme of the Bucellarians lang el , thema Boukellari n was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province in northern Asia Minor modern ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name , conventional long name Theme of the Bucellarians common name Bucellarian Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 780, after the split of the Opsikion . life ... History The theme was established sometime after 743 and before 767 by the Emperor Constantine V r ... theme, along with that of the Optimatoi was split off from the Opsikion , and formed part of the Emperor ... of the theme derives from the late Roman army late Roman Bucellarii elite cavalry troops of Goths ... before their elevation to a full theme. ref name ODB316 ref harvnb Lounghis 1996 pp 31 33 . ref The strategos ... Claudiopolis is the only attested base of one of the theme s tourma i . ref name EHW Despite it being originally a cavalry kaballarikon theme, the Bucellarians, as well as the later Paphlagonian theme ... ships, not warships. ref name EHW ref harvnb Lounghis 1996 pp 29 30 . ref Initially, the theme ... and the rump of the Opsikion in the west, the Anatolic theme in the south, and the Armeniac theme in the east. ref name EHW In the 9th century, however, probably cica 820, the northeastern half of the theme was detached, forming, perhaps with territory from the Armeniac theme, the new theme of Paphlagonia theme Paphlagonia . Its extent was further reduced under Emperor Leo VI the Wise r. 886 912 , when eight southern and southeastern bandon Byzantine Empire banda , were removed to form part of the new themes of Cappadocia theme Cappadocia around the salt lake and Charsianon east of the Halys ... more details
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distinguish2 the Theme of Thrace , which was located in Europe Infobox Former Subdivision native name Polytonic , , conventional long name Theme of the Thracesians common name Thracesian Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine ... , was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province in western ... theme with the distinction of fielding some of the oldest units of the Byzantine army . ref name DOAKS4 ref harvnb Treadgold 1998 pp 97 100 harvnb Haldon 1999 p 112 . ref The theme contained some 20 ... . The southern portion of the old theme became part of the new theme of Mylasa and Melanoudion . ref harvnb Haldon 1999 p 97 . ref The theme was one of the last Byzantine territories in Asia ... The Byzantine themata in c. 780, after the split of the Opsikion . life span 640s 660s 1070s br 1097 ... ca. 1097 event2 Byzantine recovery year end 1330 event end Fall to the Anatolian beyliks Turks The Thracesian Theme lang el , Thrak sion thema , more properly known as the Theme of the Thracesians ... Theme that was raised to a theme, but recent scholarship has shown it to have been one of the first ... name DOAKS4 harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides 1996 p 4 . ref The name of the theme derives from the fact ... Iuniores and the auxilia palatina auxilium palatinum of the Victores , are attested again as the theme ... p 99 . ref The coast was also under the parallel authority of the strategos of the naval theme of Samos theme Samos , who drew crews and ships from there. ref name DOAKS4 Most of the theme was briefly ... in the Byzantine World, 565 1204 location London, United Kingdom publisher University College ... Nicolas editor2 link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg ... et civilisation de Byzance pages 1 204 language French refend Byzantine themes in De Thematibus Category 7th century establishments Category Byzantine Anatolia Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire ... more details
provinces of Charsianon and Cappadocia theme Cappadocia were formed, first as kleisoura Byzantine ... The theme remained in Byzantine hands until the late 11th century. In 1073, however, following the disastrous ... long name Theme of the Armeniacs common name Armeniac Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Amaseia image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 780, after the split ... event end Fall to Franks Frankish mercenaries and then Seljuk Turks Seljuks The Armeniac Theme lang el Polytonic , Armeniakon thema , more properly the Theme of the Armeniacs Greek Polytonic , thema Armeniak n was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province located in northeastern Asia Minor modern Turkey . History The Armeniac Theme was one of the four original themes, established sometime in the mid 7th century. Although ... suggest the existence of the theme at such an early date, the first unambiguous reference to it in literary ... thumb left 200px The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 842, showing the fragmentation of the large original themes into smaller circumscriptions. The theme s capital was at Amaseia , and it was governed by a strategos strat gos , who ranked, together with the strat goi of the Anatolic Theme Anatolic and Thracesian Theme Thracesian themes in the first tier of strat goi , drawing an annual ... 17 fortresses. Its size and strategic importance on the Byzantine Empire s north eastern frontier with the Muslims made its governor a powerful figure, and the theme s forces participated in several ... first under a doux , by 863 under a full strategos , leaving a rump Armeniac theme encompassing ... of it and governed the region for several months, until Byzantine authority was restored by general ... Komnenian emperors managed to recover the coastal regions for the Empire, but the Armeniac theme was not restored ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name Polytonic , conventional long name Theme of Koloneia common name Koloneia continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Byzantine Empire Themata 950.png image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 950. life span 863 after 1071 year start 863 event start year end after 1071 event end Fall to the Seljuks The Theme of Koloneia lang el was a small military civilian province thema or themeByzantine district theme of the Byzantine Empire located in northern Cappadocia and the southern Pontus , in modern Turkey . It was founded sometime in the mid 9th century and survived until it was conquered by the Seljuk Turks soon after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. History Originally part of the Armeniac Theme , the theme was formed around the city of Koloneia on the river Lykos modern ebinkarahisar . ref name ODB harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1138 . ref The theme is attested for the first time in 863, ref name ODB ref name Listes harvnb Oikonomides 1972 p 349 . ref ref name Pertusi harvnb Pertusi 1952 pp 141 142 . ref but it apparently existed as a separate district earlier Nicolas Oikonomides interprets a reference by the Arabs Arab geographer al Masudi to mean that it constituted first a kleisoura a fortified frontier district ... to a full theme alongside neighbouring Chaldia . ref name ODB ref name Pertusi ref name Pontus Koloneia ... of Isaac I Komnenos . In 1069, the theme was occupied by the rebel Normans Norman mercenary Robert ... VII Porphyrogennetos r. 913 959 describes the theme as a small circumscription, encompassing ... last2 Winfield first2 David title Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos, Volume 1 location ... publisher Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana year 1952 language Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes ... of the Byzantine Empire Category Medieval Anatolia el fr Colon e th me ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name , conventional long name Theme of Seleucia common name Seleucia continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Seleucia image map Byzantine Empire Themata 950.png image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 950. life span 900s 1070s br 1099 1100 ca. 1180 year start 927 934 event start year event1 1070s event1 Conquest by Seljuks year event2 1099 1100 event2 Byzantine recovery year end ca. 1180 event end Conquest by Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Armenians The Theme of Seleucia lang el , thema Seleukeias was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine thema theme a military civilian province in the southern coast of Asia Minor modern Turkey , headquartered at Seleucia modern Silifke . History In Late Antiquity , the port of Seleucia was the chief city of the Roman province of Isauria and seat of the comes Isauriae . ref name ODB harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1866 . ref In the 8th century, it is attested as a subordinate command, first under a tourmarches and then under a droungarios , of the naval theme of the Cibyrrhaeots . ref name ODB ref harvnb Hild Hellenkemper 1990 pp 45, 47, 403 . ref In the early 9th century, however, it appears as a small kleisoura Byzantine district kleisoura a fortified frontier command sandwiched between the larger Byzantine themes of the Cibyrrhaeots, the Anatolics , and Cappadocia theme Cappadocia and the sea, and bordering ... cavalry. ref name TIB403 ref name Pertusi The kleisoura was raised to the status of a full theme sometime ... VII r. 913 959 , the theme was divided in two commands, one for the hinterland and a coastal ..., after which it became anew the seat of a Byzantine military governor dux doux . It remained a Byzantine ... language Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category States and territories established in the 10th century Category Byzantine Anatolia ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name Polytonic conventional long name Theme of Samos common name Samos continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine ... 899 event start Establishment as a theme year event1 late 11th c. event1 Conversion to regular theme year end 1204 event end Fourth Crusade The Theme of Samos lang el , thema Samou was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province, located in the eastern Aegean Sea , established in the late 9th century. As one of the Byzantine Empire s three dedicated naval themes Greek Polytonic , it served chiefly to provide ships and troops for the Byzantine navy . History The dates of establishment and the territorial reach of the various Byzantine naval commands in the 7th ... of the Byzantine Empire s provincial fleets, was split up in the early 8th century, regional naval commands were established, of which the naval theme of the Cibyrrhaeots is the first known and most ... of the theme of the sailors Greek Polytonic the meaning of this passage is unclear ... Dodekanesos , ref Dodecanese in middle Byzantine times was a term used for the Cyclades , not to be confused ... the eastern part of it, apparently evolved into the theme of Samos. ref harvnb Ahrweiler 1966 pp 79 81, 108 harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides 1994 pp 110 111, 130 . ref The theme of Samos, with its governing ... at the time . The seat of the theme was at Smyrna , while subordinate tourmarches tourmarchai ... 1994 p 131 . ref ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1836 . ref In 911, the forces of the naval theme of Samos ... ref harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 67, 76 . ref The mainland portion of the theme, however, is also explicitly mentioned as belonging to the Thracesian Theme , which had a special tourmarches in charge of defending the coast. This, along with a lack of mention of civil officials attached to the naval theme ... more details
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