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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine territory
historical region
medieval geopolitical entity
administrativeCenter Ravenna
alsoKnownAs Byzantine Italy
associatedConflict Lombard–Byzantine wars
contestedBy Lombards
local Italian powers
papacy
culturalInfluence Greek-Byzantine culture
Latin-Roman traditions
declinePeriod 8th century
9th century
governedBy Byzantine administration
exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
gradualLossTo Frankish Kingdom
Lombard principalities
Norman principalities in Southern Italy
heritage continuation of Roman imperial identity in Italy
historicalContext decline of Byzantine power in the West
includedRegion Apulia
Calabria
Duchy of Naples
Duchy of Rome
Exarchate of Ravenna
Ravenna
Sicily
languageUsed Greek
Latin
legalTradition Roman law
linkedTo iconoclast controversy in Italy
papal–Byzantine relations
locatedIn Italian Peninsula
militaryRole frontier zone against Lombards
overlord emperor in Constantinople
partOf Byzantine Empire
politicalStatus imperial province
relatedTo Exarchate of Ravenna
Lombard Kingdom
theme system of the Byzantine Empire
religion Chalcedonian Christianity
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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Lombard–Byzantine wars historicalRegion Romania (Byzantine Italy)
Aistulf expandedInto Byzantine territories in Italy
linked to: Romania (Byzantine Italy)