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who had settled there over the previous century. The Byzantines recovered the area and refortified Seleucia and
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comprised Seleucia as capital and ten other fortresses, with 5,000 men, out of which 500 were cavalry.
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in 1071. At the time, the mountainous interior of the region was predominantly inhabited by
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Thrace and Macedonia were counted among the Eastern themes for hierarchical purposes
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in 1099/1100, after which it became anew the seat of a Byzantine military governor (
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was raised to the status of a full theme sometime in the reign of
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Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
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Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 5: Kilikien und Isaurien
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States and territories established in the 10th century
516:(in Italian). Rome: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. 206:, the port of Seleucia was the chief city of the 795: 475:Hild, Friedrich; Hellenkemper, Hansgerd (1990). 474: 433: 421: 378: 361: 537: 497: 409: 544: 530: 48: 393: 391: 389: 387: 514:Constantino Porfirogenito: De Thematibus 374: 372: 370: 54:Map of the Theme of Seleucia within the 511: 397: 796: 384: 303:The region fell into the hands of the 525: 367: 345: 343: 341: 190:), headquartered at Seleucia (modern 450:Foss, Clive (1991). "Seleukeia". In 449: 349: 13: 457:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 338: 251:and the sea, and bordering on the 14: 825: 16:Province of the Byzantine Empire 804:Themes of the Byzantine Empire 427: 415: 403: 355: 1: 332: 434:Hild & Hellenkemper 1990 422:Hild & Hellenkemper 1990 379:Hild & Hellenkemper 1990 362:Hild & Hellenkemper 1990 233:, of the naval theme of the 7: 327:Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 10: 830: 693:Western or European themes 442: 197: 113:• Byzantine recovery 24:Σελευκεία, θέμα Σελευκείας 782: 692: 570: 275:, in the 9th century the 168: 147: 143: 139: 135: 121: 111: 98: 88: 84: 76: 72: 62: 47: 40: 29: 21: 571:Eastern or Asian themes 364:, pp. 45, 47, 403. 436:, pp. 67–74, 403. 479:(in German). Vienna: 512:Pertusi, A. (1952). 499:Oikonomides, Nicolas 424:, pp. 62, 403. 400:, pp. 147–148. 309:Battle of Manzikert 288:Romanos I Lekapenos 263:. According to the 123:• Conquest by 100:• Conquest by 90:• Established 67:Seleucia in Isauria 43:1099/1100 – c. 1180 814:Byzantine Anatolia 452:Kazhdan, Alexander 269:Qudamah ibn Ja'far 789: 788: 666:Cibyrrhaeot Theme 618:Bucellarian Theme 490:978-3-7001-1811-4 253:Abbasid Caliphate 227:and then under a 161:Theme of Seleucia 157: 156: 131:27 September 1180 22:Theme of Seleucia 821: 600:Thracesian Theme 557:Byzantine Empire 546: 539: 532: 523: 522: 517: 508: 494: 471: 437: 431: 425: 419: 413: 410:Oikonomides 1972 407: 401: 395: 382: 376: 365: 359: 353: 347: 259:along the river 214:and seat of the 173:thema Seleukeias 170: 56:Byzantine Empire 52: 35:Byzantine Empire 19: 18: 829: 828: 824: 823: 822: 820: 819: 818: 794: 793: 790: 785: 778: 767:Cherson/Klimata 688: 566: 550: 520: 491: 468: 445: 440: 432: 428: 420: 416: 408: 404: 396: 385: 377: 368: 360: 356: 352:, p. 1866. 348: 339: 335: 298:Constantine VII 200: 169:θέμα Σελευκείας 128: 114: 104: 91: 53: 42: 25: 17: 12: 11: 5: 827: 817: 816: 811: 806: 787: 786: 783: 780: 779: 777: 776: 769: 763: 757: 751: 745: 739: 733: 727: 721: 715: 709: 703: 696: 694: 690: 689: 687: 686: 680: 674: 668: 662: 656: 650: 644: 638: 632: 626: 620: 614: 608: 606:Opsician Theme 602: 596: 585:Armeniac Theme 581: 579:Anatolic Theme 574: 572: 568: 567: 549: 548: 541: 534: 526: 519: 518: 509: 495: 489: 472: 466: 446: 444: 441: 439: 438: 426: 414: 412:, p. 250. 402: 383: 381:, p. 403. 366: 354: 336: 334: 331: 273:Ibn Khordadbeh 255:'s domains in 208:Roman province 204:Late Antiquity 199: 196: 155: 154: 149: 145: 144: 141: 140: 137: 136: 133: 132: 129: 122: 119: 118: 115: 112: 109: 108: 105: 99: 96: 95: 92: 89: 86: 85: 82: 81: 78: 77:Historical era 74: 73: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 45: 44: 38: 37: 27: 26: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 826: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 801: 799: 792: 781: 774: 770: 768: 764: 762: 758: 756: 752: 750: 746: 744: 740: 738: 734: 732: 728: 726: 722: 720: 716: 714: 710: 708: 704: 702: 698: 697: 695: 691: 685: 681: 679: 675: 673: 669: 667: 663: 661: 657: 655: 651: 649: 645: 643: 639: 637: 633: 631: 627: 625: 621: 619: 615: 613: 609: 607: 603: 601: 597: 594: 590: 586: 582: 580: 576: 575: 573: 569: 564: 563: 562:De Thematibus 559:according to 558: 554: 547: 542: 540: 535: 533: 528: 527: 524: 515: 510: 506: 505: 500: 496: 492: 486: 482: 478: 473: 469: 467:0-19-504652-8 463: 459: 458: 453: 448: 447: 435: 430: 423: 418: 411: 406: 399: 394: 392: 390: 388: 380: 375: 373: 371: 363: 358: 351: 346: 344: 342: 337: 330: 328: 324: 323: 318: 314: 310: 306: 301: 299: 295: 294: 293:De Thematibus 289: 285: 280: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 241: 236: 232: 231: 226: 225: 220: 218: 213: 209: 205: 195: 193: 189: 185: 181: 178: 174: 166: 162: 153: 150: 148:Today part of 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 120: 116: 110: 106: 103: 97: 93: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 68: 65: 61: 57: 51: 46: 41:927/934–1070s 39: 36: 32: 28: 20: 791: 719:Thessalonica 659: 560: 513: 503: 476: 455: 429: 417: 405: 398:Pertusi 1952 357: 320: 305:Seljuk Turks 302: 291: 283: 281: 276: 267:geographers 238: 235:Cibyrrhaeots 228: 222: 215: 201: 172: 160: 158: 761:Longobardia 749:Dyrrhachium 737:Cephallenia 731:Peloponnese 636:Mesopotamia 624:Paphlagonia 296:of Emperor 230:droungarios 224:tourmarches 80:Middle Ages 58:in 1000 AD. 798:Categories 771:(omitted: 684:Aegean Sea 593:Charsianon 589:Cappadocia 333:References 307:after the 249:Cappadocia 184:Asia Minor 743:Nicopolis 707:Macedonia 648:Sebasteia 612:Optimates 350:Foss 1991 313:Armenians 284:kleisoura 277:kleisoura 245:Anatolics 240:kleisoura 177:Byzantine 125:Armenians 117:1099/1100 773:Dalmatia 660:Seleucia 654:Lykandos 642:Koloneia 565:(c. 950) 501:(1972). 219:Isauriae 186:(modern 175:) was a 713:Strymon 630:Chaldia 587:(incl. 555:of the 454:(ed.). 443:Sources 317:Corycus 257:Cilicia 212:Isauria 198:History 192:Silifke 102:Seljuks 94:927–934 63:Capital 33:of the 755:Sicily 725:Hellas 701:Thrace 672:Cyprus 553:Themes 487:  464:  247:, and 188:Turkey 152:Turkey 678:Samos 261:Lamos 217:comes 180:theme 165:Greek 107:1070s 31:Theme 765:12. 759:11. 753:10. 682:17. 676:16. 670:15. 664:14. 658:13. 652:12. 646:11. 640:10. 591:and 485:ISBN 462:ISBN 322:doux 282:The 271:and 265:Arab 159:The 747:9. 741:8. 735:7. 729:6. 723:5. 717:4. 711:3. 705:2. 699:1. 634:9. 628:8. 622:7. 616:6. 610:5. 604:4. 598:3. 583:2. 577:1. 210:of 202:In 194:). 800:: 483:. 386:^ 369:^ 340:^ 329:. 171:, 167:: 127:. 775:) 595:) 545:e 538:t 531:v 493:. 470:. 163:(

Index

Theme
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire
Seleucia in Isauria
Seljuks
Armenians
Turkey
Greek
Byzantine
theme
Asia Minor
Turkey
Silifke
Late Antiquity
Roman province
Isauria
comes
tourmarches
droungarios
Cibyrrhaeots
kleisoura
Anatolics
Cappadocia
Abbasid Caliphate
Cilicia
Lamos
Arab
Qudamah ibn Ja'far
Ibn Khordadbeh

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