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346:(r. 364–378). During the course of the 4th century, several provinces were split, resulting in the new provinces of Cilicia I and Cilicia II,
220:, it was one of the major commercial, agricultural, religious and intellectual areas of the empire, and its strategic location facing the
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established after 584. After massive territorial losses in the 7th century, the remaining provinces were superseded by the
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In 535, as part of his administrative reforms, Justinian I abolished the diocese, and the
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became a disputed territory. From the old provinces of the
Diocese of the East, only
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and Syria II Salutaris, Phoenice I and
Phoenice II Libanensis (east of Mt. Lebanon),
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and parts of the two
Cilicias remained under Byzantine rule, grouped under the new
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became the provincial governor of Syria I, while retaining his previous rank of
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and parts of Greece they survived under the themes until the early 9th century.
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362:(or Palaestina III). The last creation of a new province dated in the reign of
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The diocese included originally all Middle
Eastern provinces of the Empire:
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1614:
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1355:
1297:
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213:
205:
103:
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1486:
888:
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259:
1428:
1317:
926:
921:
425:
335:
331:
1774: Affected (i.e. boundaries modified, abolished or renamed) by
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Numidia (divided as
Cirtensis and Militiana during the Tetrarchy)
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371:
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and the nomadic tribes gave it exceptional military importance.
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Replica of a mosaic from Hamat
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732:. Empire permanently partitioned after 395. Exarchates of
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Original dioceses of the Roman Empire, created by emperor
1168:
258:". The diocese was established after the reforms of
762:
603:. Foundation of the Hellenic World. Archived from
1840:States and territories disestablished in the 530s
404:The entire area of the former diocese came under
1791:
601:Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor
569:. Oxford University Press. pp. 1533–1534.
1800:States and territories established in the 310s
1755:by the Eastern Empire in 534 as the separate
670:
204:, incorporating the provinces of the western
408:occupation in the 610s and 620s, during the
236:, and its governor had the special title of
1778:'s administrative reorganization in 534–536
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447:
677:
663:
469:Quintus Flavius Maesius Egnatius Lollianus
424:: by the 640s, Cilicia formed the border (
54:
712:. Provincial administration reformed and
262:(r. 284–305), and was subordinate to the
686:Late Roman and early Byzantine provinces
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559:
338:, which were grouped into the separate
1805:Civil dioceses of the Byzantine Empire
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1707:
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428:) between Byzantium and the new Arab
625:
13:
1810:Civil dioceses of the Roman Empire
583:
548:
382:
242:("Count of the East", of the rank
232:The capital of the diocese was at
14:
1856:
1825:Praetorian prefecture of the East
410:Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
264:praetorian prefecture of the East
16:Division of the late Roman Empire
1118:Africa proconsularis (Zeugitana)
744:in c. 640–660, although in
150:
728:established after the death of
597:"Diocese of Oriens (Byzantium)"
1076:Flaminia et Picenum Annonarium
1000:Diocese of Suburbicarian Italy
619:
566:Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
60:The Diocese of the East c. 400
1:
1143:Tripolitania (Roman province)
721:
541:
418:most of the Levantine coasts
102:• Diocese abolished by
7:
1751: Re-established after
1063:Diocese of Annonarian Italy
698:
595:Giftopoulou, Sofia (2005).
252:) instead of the ordinary "
10:
1861:
432:and its successors, while
420:later reconquered, to the
227:
191:
29:
1741:
1724:Quaestura exercitus (536)
1714:
1703:
1633:
1540:
1452:
1384:
1341:
1330:
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1240:
1192:
1181:
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1163:
1108:
1061:
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189:
125:
121:
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113:
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90:
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78:
74:
64:
53:
48:
37:
22:Roman Diocese of the East
21:
1600:Palaestina III Salutaris
796:Alpes Poeninae et Graiae
1767: Placed under the
1128:Mauretania Caesariensis
947:Diocese of the Britains
1610:Phoenice II Libanensis
1313:Macedonia II Salutaris
726:praetorian prefectures
688:(4th–7th centuries AD)
464:
388:
181:
1835:535 disestablishments
1332:Praetorian prefecture
1207:Noricum mediterraneum
1183:Praetorian prefecture
1133:Mauretania Sitifensis
1028:Picenum Suburbicarium
989:Praetorian prefecture
777:Praetorian prefecture
724: 293. Permanent
458:
386:
1763:Diocese of Illyricum
1757:Prefecture of Africa
1512:Galatia II Salutaris
1280:Diocese of Macedonia
1170:Eastern Roman Empire
932:Mauretania Tingitana
764:Western Roman Empire
537:Bonosus (c. 609–610)
370:, the region around
360:Palaestina Salutaris
1769:Quaestura exercitus
1542:Diocese of the East
1532:Pontus Polemoniacus
1194:Diocese of Pannonia
1023:Lucania et Bruttium
970:Maxima Caesariensis
965:Flavia Caesariensis
377:quaestura exercitus
366:(r. 527–565), when
170:Diocese of the East
92:• Established
1830:314 establishments
1620:Syria II Salutaris
1477:Armenian Satrapies
1250:Dacia Mediterranea
1172:(395–c. 640)
1100:Venetia et Histria
1008:Apulia et Calabria
709:Notitia Dignitatum
627:Bury, John Bagnell
561:Kazhdan, Alexander
531:Asterius (587–588)
522:Irenaeus (431–435)
499:Eutolmius Tatianus
489:Iulianus (362–363)
474:Felicianus (335–?)
465:
430:Rashidun Caliphate
389:
308:Palaestina Secunda
182:Dioecesis Orientis
172:, also called the
25:Dioecesis Orientis
1785:
1784:
1747:Septem Provinciae
1737:
1736:
1709:Other territories
1699:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1691:
1690:
1482:Armenia III (536)
1454:Diocese of Pontus
1444:Phrygia Salutaris
1439:Phrygia Pacatiana
1343:Diocese of Thrace
1326:
1325:
1159:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1110:Diocese of Africa
983:
982:
851:Diocese of Vienne
841:Maxima Sequanorum
753:
752:
576:978-0-19-504652-6
534:Bacchus (588–589)
484:Domitius Modestus
210:Mediterranean Sea
174:Diocese of Oriens
166:
165:
162:
161:
158:
157:
1852:
1815:Late Roman Syria
1761: Later the
1745: Later the
1705:
1704:
1683:Thebais Inferior
1678:Thebais Superior
1635:Diocese of Egypt
1625:Theodorias (528)
1487:Armenia IV (536)
1339:
1338:
1242:Diocese of Dacia
1232:Valeria ripensis
1190:
1189:
1179:
1178:
1165:
1164:
1048:Tuscia et Umbria
996:
995:
899:Diocese of Spain
784:
783:
773:
772:
759:
758:
723:
706:As found in the
695:
694:
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672:
665:
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617:
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526:Ephraim of Amida
519:Icarius (c. 384)
450:Comites Orientis
422:Muslim conquests
406:Sassanid Persian
401:and his salary.
340:Diocese of Egypt
304:Palaestina Prima
195:
194:
193:
154:
153:
142:
141:
127:
126:
58:
32:
31:
26:
19:
18:
1860:
1859:
1855:
1854:
1853:
1851:
1850:
1849:
1845:Ancient Antioch
1820:Byzantine Syria
1790:
1789:
1786:
1781:
1733:
1710:
1687:
1663:Augustamnica II
1629:
1536:
1448:
1386:Diocese of Asia
1380:
1333:
1322:
1308:Macedonia Prima
1274:
1236:
1212:Noricum ripense
1184:
1173:
1147:
1104:
1057:
990:
979:
941:
893:
859:Alpes Maritimae
845:
831:Lugdunensis III
788:Diocese of Gaul
778:
767:
766:(395–476)
749:
716:established by
700:
689:
683:
653:
652:
645:
624:
620:
610:
608:
607:on 10 June 2015
593:
584:
577:
558:
549:
544:
528:(c. 522–c. 525)
504:Tuscianus (381)
493:Aradius Rufinus
453:
398:vir spectabilis
269:
244:vir spectabilis
230:
222:Sassanid Empire
151:
106:
93:
59:
33:
27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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1848:
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1696:
1693:
1692:
1689:
1688:
1686:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1673:Libya Inferior
1670:
1668:Libya Superior
1665:
1660:
1658:Augustamnica I
1655:
1650:
1645:
1639:
1637:
1631:
1630:
1628:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
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1499:
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1456:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
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1421:
1416:
1414:Lycaonia (370)
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1390:
1388:
1382:
1381:
1379:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
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1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1284:
1282:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1255:Dacia Ripensis
1252:
1246:
1244:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
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1187:
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1160:
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1078:
1073:
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978:
977:
972:
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962:
957:
951:
949:
943:
942:
940:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
917:Carthaginensis
914:
909:
903:
901:
895:
894:
892:
891:
886:
884:Novempopulania
881:
879:Narbonensis II
876:
871:
866:
861:
855:
853:
847:
846:
844:
843:
838:
836:Lugdunensis IV
833:
828:
826:Lugdunensis II
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
792:
790:
781:
769:
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755:
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702:
701:
691:
690:
682:
681:
674:
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659:
651:
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618:
582:
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563:, ed. (1991).
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545:
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472:
452:
446:
442:Anatolic Theme
393:comes Orientis
336:Libya Inferior
332:Libya Superior
239:comes Orientis
229:
226:
218:late Antiquity
208:, between the
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2:
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1621:
1618:
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1601:
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1596:
1595:Palaestina II
1593:
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1505:
1503:
1502:Cappadocia II
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1472:Armenia Maior
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1457:
1455:
1451:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
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1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1387:
1383:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
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1348:
1346:
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1335:
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1309:
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1277:
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1261:
1258:
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1248:
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1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1180:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1162:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1071:Alpes Cottiae
1069:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
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994:
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986:
976:
973:
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968:
966:
963:
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950:
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944:
938:
937:Tarraconensis
935:
933:
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928:
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923:
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918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
904:
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900:
896:
890:
887:
885:
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880:
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874:Narbonensis I
872:
870:
869:Aquitanica II
867:
865:
862:
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856:
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852:
848:
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839:
837:
834:
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1334:of the East
1298:Epirus Nova
1222:Pannonia II
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288:Mesopotamia
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206:Middle East
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1753:reconquest
1643:Aegyptus I
1605:Phoenice I
1560:Cilicia II
1467:Armenia II
1217:Pannonia I
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1653:Arcadia
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1575:Isauria
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