Byzantine theme of Thrace

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The Byzantine theme of Thrace was a military-administrative province of the Byzantine Empire located in the historical region of Thrace in southeastern Europe.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine theme ⓘ
administrative division of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
military district ⓘ
administrativeCenterFor western and central Thrace ⓘ
linked to: Thrace
administrativeType theme ⓘ
borderedBy Aegean Sea ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ
Byzantine theme of Hellas ⓘ
Byzantine theme of Macedonia ⓘ
Byzantine theme of Opsikion ⓘ
Propontis ⓘ
linked to: Sea of Marmara
capital Adrianople ⓘ
Arcadiopolis ⓘ
Bizye ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
establishedAfter Heraclian military reforms ⓘ
establishedInCentury 7th century ⓘ
existedDuring Iconoclast era ⓘ
Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
firstAttested 680s ⓘ
function civil administration ⓘ
military administration ⓘ
governedBy strategos of Thrace ⓘ
hadRole frontier defense against Bulgars ⓘ
protection of Constantinople’s European approaches ⓘ
historicalRegion Thrace ⓘ
includedCity Adrianople ⓘ
Arcadiopolis ⓘ
Bizye ⓘ
Heraclea Perinthus ⓘ
Perinthus ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Balkans ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ
southeastern Europe ⓘ
militaryCommanderTitle strategos ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
European territories of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
precededBy late Roman province of Thracia ⓘ
presentDayTerritory European Turkey ⓘ
northeastern Greece ⓘ
southeastern Bulgaria ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
status defunct administrative unit ⓘ
usedFor tax collection ⓘ
troop recruitment ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hadrianopolis → wasCapitalOf → Byzantine theme of Thrace ⓘ
Adrianople → partOfProvince → Byzantine theme of Thrace ⓘ
Dacia Ripensis → successor → Byzantine Danubian themes (in part) ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theme of Thrace