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.

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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

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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