Theme of Dyrrhachium
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The Theme of Dyrrhachium was a Byzantine military-administrative province centered on the strategic Adriatic port city of Dyrrhachium (modern Durrës, Albania), serving as a key frontier region between the Byzantine Empire and the western Balkans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theme of Dyrrhachium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theme of Dyrrhachium Context triple: [Despotate of Epirus, predecessor, Theme of Dyrrhachium]
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Cibyrrhaeot Theme
The Cibyrrhaeot Theme was a key Byzantine maritime province and naval district in southern Asia Minor that served as the empire’s principal base for its Mediterranean fleet.
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B.
Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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C.
Sphacteria campaign
The Sphacteria campaign was a pivotal episode of the Peloponnesian War in which Athenian forces trapped and captured a Spartan contingent on the island of Sphacteria, dealing a major blow to Sparta’s military prestige.
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D.
League of Corinth
The League of Corinth was a federation of Greek city-states established under the hegemony of Philip II of Macedon to unify Greece and legitimize a collective campaign against the Persian Empire.
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E.
Troyan
Troyan is a town in central Bulgaria, known for its proximity to the Balkan Mountains, traditional crafts, and the nearby Troyan Monastery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theme of Dyrrhachium Target entity description: The Theme of Dyrrhachium was a Byzantine military-administrative province centered on the strategic Adriatic port city of Dyrrhachium (modern Durrës, Albania), serving as a key frontier region between the Byzantine Empire and the western Balkans.
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A.
Cibyrrhaeot Theme
The Cibyrrhaeot Theme was a key Byzantine maritime province and naval district in southern Asia Minor that served as the empire’s principal base for its Mediterranean fleet.
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B.
Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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C.
Sphacteria campaign
The Sphacteria campaign was a pivotal episode of the Peloponnesian War in which Athenian forces trapped and captured a Spartan contingent on the island of Sphacteria, dealing a major blow to Sparta’s military prestige.
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D.
League of Corinth
The League of Corinth was a federation of Greek city-states established under the hegemony of Philip II of Macedon to unify Greece and legitimize a collective campaign against the Persian Empire.
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E.
Troyan
Troyan is a town in central Bulgaria, known for its proximity to the Balkan Mountains, traditional crafts, and the nearby Troyan Monastery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Byzantine theme ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | provincial ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Latin West influence zone
ⓘ
Slavic-inhabited territories ⓘ |
| capital |
Durrës
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| defensiveRole |
protection against Slavic and other Balkan groups
ⓘ
protection against western powers ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFunction |
base for Byzantine influence in the western Balkans
ⓘ
buffer zone between Byzantium and western powers ⓘ |
| governanceType | military-administrative ⓘ |
| governedBy | strategos of Dyrrhachium ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Theme of Durrës
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theme of Dyrrachion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | Adriatic coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Dyrrhachium harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortCity | Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
control of Adriatic maritime routes
ⓘ
defense of Byzantine holdings in the Balkans ⓘ frontier between Byzantine Empire and western Balkans ⓘ |
| historicalCityCorrespondence | Dyrrhachium (ancient city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Italian maritime cities
ⓘ
interior Balkan trade routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Illyricum (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | military frontier theme ⓘ |
| modernCityCorrespondence | Durrës NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Balkan provinces
ⓘ
Byzantine themata system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway between Italy and the Balkans
ⓘ
key node on routes linking Constantinople with the Adriatic ⓘ |
| typeOfBorder | maritime and land frontier ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Emperor of the Byzantines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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Subject: Theme of Dyrrhachium Description of subject: The Theme of Dyrrhachium was a Byzantine military-administrative province centered on the strategic Adriatic port city of Dyrrhachium (modern Durrës, Albania), serving as a key frontier region between the Byzantine Empire and the western Balkans.
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