TOC right wiktionary Theme or Themes may refer to NOTOC Art Theme arts , the unifying subject or idea of the type of visual work Theme literature , the unifying subject or idea of a story Theme music , the initial or principal melody in a musical piece Theme music , signature music which recurs in a film, television program or performance Music titles Themes Vangelis album Themes Vangelis album , a compilation album from 1989 by Vangelis Themes Clannad album Themes Clannad album , a compilation album from 1992 by Clannad Themes Silent Stream of Godless Elegy album Themes Silent Stream of Godless Elegy album , a 2000 album by Moravian ethno metal band, Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy Miscellaneous ThemeByzantine district , an administrative district in the Byzantine Empire governed by a Strategos Theme computing , a custom graphical appearance for certain software, similar to a graphics skin Theme linguistics , topic Theme magazine Theme magazine Theme Building , a landmark building in the Los Angeles International Airport Theme vowel or thematic vowel, a vowel placed before the word ending in certain Proto Indo European words See also lookfrom intitle Genre Principle disambig ca Tema cs T ma da Tema de Thema el es Tema fr Th me ko io Temato it Tema nl Thema ja pl Tema pt Tema ro Tem dezambiguizare ru sq Tema sk T ma fi Teema sv Tema tr Tema uk ... more details
Infobox Film name The Theme image caption director Gleb Panfilov producer writer Aleksandr Chervinsky br Gleb Panfilov starring Mikhail Ulyanov br Inna Churikova music cinematography distributor International Film Exchange IFEX US theatrical released flagicon Soviet Union 1979 br flagicon USA 16 October 1987 limited runtime 99 minutes country FilmUSSR language Russian budget The Theme lang ru is a 1979 in film 1979 Soviet film directed by Gleb Panfilov . It tells the story of an egotistical playwright who thinks of himself as an artist, but who allows the system to make him write conformist plays. The film was heavily censored on its release in 1979. The full version was not released until 1986 this version was awarded the Golden Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival . ref name Berlinale cite web url http www.berlinale.de en archiv jahresarchive 1987 03 preistr ger 1987 03 Preistraeger 1987.html title Berlinale 1987 Prize Winners accessdate 2011 02 27 work berlinale.de ref Cast Mikhail Ulyanov as Kim Yesenin, writer Inna Churikova as Sasha Nikolaeva, museum guide Stanislav Lyubshin as Gravedigger, dissident, Sasha s friend Yevgeni Vesnik as Igor Paschin, writer Yevgeniya Nechayeva as Maria Alexandrovna Natalya Seleznyova as Svetlana, Yesenin s disciple Sergey Nikonenko as Sinitsyn, policeman References reflist External links imdb title 0079999 Amg movie 49363 CinemaofSovietUnion Golden Bear 1980 1999 DEFAULTSORT Theme, The Category 1979 films Category 1970s drama films Category Soviet films Category Russian language films Category Films about writers Category Golden Bear winners Category Films directed by Gleb Panfilov USSR film stub 1970s drama film stub fr Le Th me it Tema film ru ... more details
Map Byzantine Empire 1045.svg image map caption Map of Theme Sirmium within Byzantine Empire in 1045. capital Sirmium The Theme of Sirmium lang el was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineadministrativeunitThemeByzantineadministrativeunittheme , which existed in present day Serbia , Croatia ... of these states, the Kingdom of Syrmia , was centered in the area in which ByzantineTheme of Sirmium ... Map DEFAULTSORT Theme Of Sirmium Byzantine stub commonscat Theme of Sirmium Category History of Vojvodina ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name conventional long name Theme of Sirmium common name Theme of Sirmium nation Byzantium under the Macedonians Byzantine Empire era Medieval Serbia Middle Ages continent Europe region Balkans Southeastern Europe subdivision Theme status text government type Theme common languages Old Church Slavonic Old Serbian , Greek language Greek year start 1018 year end 1071 event start Annexation event end p1 Duchy of Sermon flag p1 p2 Pannonia, Byzantine Empire ... . History In the 6th century, another Byzantine province existed in this area. It was known as Pannonia, Byzantine Empire Pannonia and also had its capital in Sirmium , but was much smaller in size. In the beginning of the 11th century, the area which later became the Theme of Sirmium lay within the borders ... known as Sermon ruler Sermon ruled over Sirmium and surrounding area. In a long war, the Byzantine emperor Basil II Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria conquered Bulgaria, and established new Byzantine ... part of Samuil s realm became the Theme of Bulgaria , the northeastern part the Theme of Paristrion , and the northwestern part became the Theme of Sirmium. The exact borders of the Theme of Sirmium are unclear according to some sources, theme included region of Syrmia on the northern bank of the Sava ... of Manzikert in 1071 and the resulting turmoil in the Byzantine Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary conquered Syrmia, but Byzantine control over the area was restored under the Komnenos Komnenian emperors ... more details
For other uses, see Bulgaria disambiguation Image Byzantine Macedonia 1045CE.svg thumb right 200px 1045, the thema of Bulgaria. The ThemeByzantineadministrativeunitTheme of Bulgaria was a province of the Byzantine Empire established by Emperor Basil II after the victory over Samuel of Bulgaria 997 1014 AD and the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire in 1018. It was based on the wider regions of Skopje and Ohrid ref Byzantium in the Year 1000 Page 126 http books.google.com books?id CSZQ VPFKoMC&pg PA126&dq thema of Bulgaria, based on Skopje and Ohrid&sig pRJW ezX7rXjU 28jdvhJ2H60ik by Paul Magdalino ref modern Republic of Macedonia and south Serbia . Its capital was Skopje and it was governed by a strategos . Two main rebellions took place in the region, the Uprising of Peter Delyan 1040 1041 and the Uprising of Georgi Voiteh 1072 . After 150 years the Second Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian Empire was restored, with the Rebellion of the brothers Peter and Asen in 1185 AD. Notes reflist Sources http www.thalamus books.com assets pdf kean byzantium 02.pdf http img53.exs.cx img53 6537 ThemesintheByzantineEmpireunderBasilII.jpg http books.google.com books?um 1&q BULGARIA THEMA&btnG Search Books coord missing Macedonia Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category History of Bulgaria Category History of Kosovo Category 11th century in Serbia Category Medieval Republic of Macedonia Category States and territories established in 1018 Category Byzantine provinces in Macedonia Category Medieval Blagoevgrad Province Category History of Skopje Category Medieval Greece Byzantine stub bulgaria stub macedonia stub serbia stub kosovo stub greece stub bg de Bulgarien byzantinisches Thema el es Bulgaria thema fr Bulgarie th me lt Bulgarija tema mk ... more details
Empire Ottomans The Theme of Thessalonica lang el was a military civilian province thema or themeByzantineadministrativeunittheme of the Byzantine Empire located in the southern ... of the new theme of Thessalonica. ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 2071 harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides ... the theme s existence already in 824. ref harvnb Oikonomides 1972 p 352 . ref ref name ODB harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 2073 . ref The historian Warren Treadgold dates the theme s creation to circa 809, during the anti Slavic campaigns of Emperor Nikephoros I r. 802 811 which extended Byzantine rule to the city ..., the theme extended to the river Struma river Strymon and the Strymon themetheme of the same name . To the south, it bounded the theme of Hellas theme Hellas , somewhere in northern Thessaly . Its ... the professional tagma military tagmatic troops stationed in the theme was installed in the city, and seems ... , which survived until 1224, when it was captured by Despotate of Epirus Epirus . The theme ..., and survived until captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1392 by that time, however, the theme was essentially ... link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum ... 0804731632 url http books.google.com ?id xfV0LkMNaLUC ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus state uncollapsed Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category Medieval Macedonia Greece Category Medieval Thessalonica Category Byzantine provinces in Macedonia bg el ... more details
century event end Divided into smaller units The Theme of Thrace lang el lang grc or was a province thema or themeByzantineadministrativeunittheme of the Byzantine Empire ... 157 . ref Indeed, the boundaries of the theme fluctuated along with the northern frontier of Byzantium during the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars . Initially, the theme must have comprised most of the ancient ...Distinguish2 the Thracesian Theme , which was situated in the central western coast of Asia Minor Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc , conventional long name Theme of Thrace common name Thrace continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Adrianople , then Arcadiopolis image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themata of Asia Minor and the thema of Thrace in circa 780. life ... region during its history. History Traditionally, it has been held that the theme at the time primarily ... the theme s capital. Under Empress Irene of Athens , in the late 8th century, the theme was divided, with the western part being constituted as the separate theme of Macedonia theme Macedonia . From then on, the theme s capital was at Arcadiopolis , with subordinate tourmarches tourmarchai ... Arab geographers Ibn Khordadbeh and Ibn al Faqih mention the theme as extending from the long wall the Anastasian Wall to the theme of Macedonia, and north up to the country of the First Bulgarian ... with Greece and Turkey . Thus, at the turn of the 10th century, the theme comprised essentially ... fell out of use as an administrative term in the Palaiologan period , but it is still encountered ... link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum ... 1952 language Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus state uncollapsed Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category States and territories established in 680 Category Medieval ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc , conventional long name Theme of Paphlagonia common name Paphlagonia continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Gangra image map Asia Minor ca 842 AD.svg image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 842. life span ca. 820 1071 br 1130s 1300s year start ca. 820 event start year event1 ca. 1078 event1 Fall to the Seljuks year event2 1130s event2 Byzantine recovery year end ca. 1380 event end Fall to the Anatolian beyliks Turks The Theme of Paphlagonia lang el was a military civilian province thema or themeByzantineadministrativeunittheme of the Byzantine Empire in the Paphlagonia namesake region along the northern coast of Anatolia , in modern Turkey . History The theme of Paphlagonia and its governing strategos are first mentioned in November 826, and the theme seems to have been established circa 820. ref name DOAKS harvnb McGeer Nesbitt Oikonomides 2001 p 25 . ref ref name Listes harvnb Oikonomides 1972 p 349 . ref The territory of the theme corresponds roughly to the late antique Roman province province of Paphlagonia , which had been subsumed in the themes of Opsikion and Boukellarion . ref name ODB harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1579 . ref ref name P136 harvnb Pertusi 1952 p 136 . ref Its administrative and ecclesiastical capital, as during Antiquity, was Gangra . ref harvnb Pertusi 1952 p 137 . ref ... exception to the usual thematic hierarchy is the existence of a katepano , in charge of a Byzantine ... Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris seized the western parts up to Amastris. These remained in Byzantine ... editor3 first Nicolas editor3 link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton ... http books.google.com ?id xfV0LkMNaLUC ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus Category States and territories established in the 820s Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category Medieval ... more details
pp dispute expiry 17 14, 6 May 2012 The theme of Iberia lang el was an administrative and military unitThemeByzantineadministrativeunittheme within the Byzantine Empire carved by the Byzantine ..., and wild beasts. ref name Edwards The theme of Iberia did not long survive the Byzantine disaster ... of the Military Administrative Districts and Byzantine Administration in Armenia During the 11th Century ... of the theme at its largest extent was multiethnic with the Armenians Armenian majority, including .... . , . , 1978, . 249. ref The theme ceased ... 83principality taykc.gif thumb The Georgian Bagratid possessions annexed by Basil II in 1000. The theme ... in the ensuing Byzantine Georgian wars , George had to relinquish further lands Kola, Ardahan Artaan and Javakheti to the Byzantine crown in 1022. ref David Marshall Lang Lang, David Marshall 1966 , The Georgians , pp. 109 110. Praeger Publishers. ref These provinces were organized by Basil II into the theme ... for having supported Georgia, yielded his appanage to the Byzantine Empire. By the mid 1040s, Emperor ... was merged with the theme of Iberia and the capital was transferred from Theodosioupolis to Ani . Henceforth, the theme of Iberia was administered jointly with Kingdom of Armenia Middle Ages Greater Armenia and the enlarged theme was frequently referred to as the theme of Iberia and Armenia . ref name Edwards Edwards 1988 , pp. 138 140 ref File Byzantine Empire Themes 1025 en.svg thumb The themata of the Byzantine Empire, at the death of Basil II in 1025. In 1064 the last independent Armenian ... were inveigled by the Byzantine administration into ceding their estates in return for lands further west. ref name Redgate The event was preceded by the Seljuk capture of Ani and the theme s center ... Basil II , founder of the Theme of Iberia. The exact chronology of the theme of Iberia and of its governors is not completely clear. Unfortunately, the few Greek seals from the theme or from the ambiguous ... more details
of the hinterland, with Byzantine control limited to the islands and certain new coastal cities such as Split, Croatia Split and Dubrovnik , while Zara Zadar became the local episcopal and administrative .... It is unclear whether the region was under actual rather than nominal Byzantine authority after ... half of the century may indicate the existence of a Dalmatian thema theme , at least for a short ... of Dalmatia as a regular theme is placed in the early years of the reign of Emperor Basil ... In the late 10th and early 11th centuries, Byzantine control was contested by Republic of Venice ... of Hungary . Except for Dubrovnik and the southern third of Dalmatia, Byzantine control collapsed in the 1060s. Byzantine predominance was restored under Emperor Manuel I Komnenos r. 1143 1180 ... of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 1 Italy, North of the Balkans ... ref harv refend 2 Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category States and territories established ... more details
of a Rus Byzantine War 1043 Rus raid in 1043, and the theme became a purely civil province, headed ... Theme of the Cibyrrhaeots common name Cibyrrhaeots continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Attaleia image map Asia Minor ca 842 AD.svg image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 842. The Cibyrrhaeots encompassed ... start Establishment as a theme year end after 1150 event end Abolition by Manuel I The Cibyrrhaeot Theme , more properly the Theme of the Cibyrrhaeots lang el lang grc , was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine thema theme encompassing the southern coast of Asia Minor from the early 8th to the late 12th centuries. As the Byzantine Empire s first and most important naval theme Greek , it served chiefly to provide ships and troops for the Byzantine navy . History The Cibyrrhaeots ... thema theme , with its governing strategos first attested in 731 732. ref name DOAKS ref name ... Until the 9th century, when the themes of the Aegean Sea theme Aegean Sea and Samos theme Samos were elevated from droungarios level commands, the Cibyrrhaeot Theme was the only dedicated naval theme ... The theme comprised the southern coast of Asia Minor modern Turkey , from south of Miletus which belonged to the Thracesian Theme to the confines of the thughur Arab borderlands in Cilicia , including ... 1952 p 150 . ref Its geographical position made it the front line theme facing the attacks of the Muslim ... aspect of the Byzantine Arab Wars . ref harvnb Pryor Jeffreys 2006 pp 46ff. ref The land, which ... ODB ref harvnb Pryor Jeffreys 2006 pp 390 391 . ref Like its other counterparts, the Cibyrrhaeot Theme ... administrative positions. Among the most important subordinates of the strategos were the imperial ek prosopou at Syllaion , the droungarioi of Attaleia and Kos and the katepano who commanded the theme ..., the Cibyrrhaeot theme sent 31 warships 15 large dromon s and 16 middle sized pamphyloi with 6,000 ... more details
Theme of Cherson Klimata common name Cherson continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Chersonesus Taurica Cherson image map Byzantine Empire Themes 1025 en.svg image map caption Map of the administrative structure of the Byzantine ... event end Controlled by the Empire of Trebizond The Theme of Cherson lang el lang grc , thema Chers nos , originally and formally called the Klimata Greek lang grc was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine thema theme a military civilian province located in the southern Crimea , headquartered at Chersonesus Taurica Cherson . The theme was officially established in the early 830 s and was an important ..., the theme recovered and prospered, enduring until it became a part of the Empire of Trebizond after the Fourth Crusade dissolution of the Byzantine Empire in 1204. History The region had been under Roman Empire Roman and later Byzantine imperial control until the early 8th century, but passed under Khazar control thereafter. Byzantine authority was re established by Emperor Theophilos emperor ... as the seat of a theme in ca. 833 834, ref name DOAKS harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides 1991 pp 182 183 . ref ... . ref but more recent researchers have linked it with the Byzantine mission to construct the new Khazar capital at Sarkel in 839, and identify Petronas Kamateros , the architect of Sarkel, as the theme ... of the capital Cherson, by ca. 860 it was known even in official documents as the Theme of Cherson ... role in Byzantine relations with the Khazars and later, after the Khazar Khaganate s collapse, with the Pechenegs and the Rus people Rus . It acted as a center for Byzantine diplomacy rather than military activity, since the military establishment in the theme seems to have been small and to have chiefly consisted of a locally raised militia. Its weakness is underlined by the stipulation, in the Byzantine treaties with the Rus of Rus Byzantine Treaty 945 945 and Rus Byzantine War 970 971 ... more details
event end Merged with Thrace theme Thrace The Theme of Macedonia lang el was a military civilian province themeByzantine district theme of the Byzantine Empire established between the late ... Faqih , whose accounts are a major source on the Byzantine themes, mention that the theme of Macedonia ... name lang grc , conventional long name Theme of Macedonia common name Macedonia continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Adrianople image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine ... of Thrace , with Adrianople as its capital. History The theme of Macedonia was created between 789 or 797 and 801 802 by the Empress Irene of Athens , from the older Thrace themetheme ... of a series of military successes that had extended Byzantine reach over most of the wider region of Thrace ... expanded territory to two strategoi . ref harvnb Treadgold 1991 pp 92 93, 124 . ref Although the theme .... ref cf. harvnb Treadgold 1995 p 114 . ref The theme of Macedonia, however, is attested again in 1006 ... The seat of the new theme was Adrianople modern Edirne , and it comprised modern West ... Bulgaria to the north. In later days, to the west it bounded the theme of Thessalonica theme Thessalonica and the later themes of Strymon theme Strymon and Boleron . ref name Pertusi163 4 harvnb Pertusi 1952 pp 163 164 . ref Thus, the theme of Macedonia had no relation to the historical Macedonia region region of Macedonia , and when Byzantine sources of the 10th 12th centuries refer to Macedonia ... after the theme of Macedonia. ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1262 . ref Image LocationMacedonia BYZ 1 z.png .... Being derived from the theme of Thrace, Macedonia was counted along with it among the Eastern themes, which ranked higher in Byzantine hierarchy than the European themes. In the late 9th and 10th ... tagmatic soldiers was also permanently stationed in the theme. ref name Pertusi163 4 ref harvnb ... more details
conquered by Serbian Empire Serbs The Theme of Strymon lang el was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province thema theme located in modern Greek Macedonia , with the city of Serres as its capital. Founded probably by the mid to late 9th century, its history as an administrative ... name ODB The theme continued in existence until the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the Fourth ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc , conventional long name Theme of Strymon common name Strymon continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Serres image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major settlements. life span 840s ... The theme covered the region between the Struma river Strymon and Nestos rivers, between the Rhodope ... did the theme control the exits to the mountain passes from the Slavs Slav dominated interior of the Balkans ... highway, which linked Byzantine controlled Thrace with Thessalonica , the Empire s second largest city ... 1971 p 78 . ref History In the 8th century, Strymon was a kleisoura Byzantine district kleisoura of Macedonia theme Macedonia . ref harvnb Pertusi 1952 pp 166 167 harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 33, 76 . ref The exact date of its establishment as an independent theme is unknown, but it probably dates ... Treadgold considers it to have been become a full theme in circa 896, to counter the threat of the First ... 1995 pp 33, 36, 67 . ref In the late 10th century, the theme was divided in two parts Strymon ... Oikonomides a Hellenization Hellenized form of Krushevo , modern Achladochori , and the theme ... 975. Oikonomides identifies it either with the portion of the old theme east of the Nestos, which was later raised to a separate theme as Boleron Greek , or with a northern portion along the upper ... the end of the 10th century, the theme of Strymon appears to have been united with that of Thessalonica ... more details
. The Theme of Hellas lang el lang grc was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province thema , themeByzantine district theme located in southern Greece . The theme encompassed ... extent of the theme is unclear and debated, but based on the extent of Byzantine control, its territory ... theme of Hellas Peloponnese came under the control of the megas doux , the commander of the Byzantine ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang el , , conventional long name Theme of Hellas common name Hellas continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major settlements. life span 687 695 12th ... in use in the 6th century to designate southern Greece in an administrative context, being employed ... peninsula . In Greece, the Slavic tribes raided and settled almost at will, aided by the Byzantine ... Hild 1976 pp 54 56 . ref The creation of the theme of Hellas is dated to sometime between 687 and 695 ... strategos of the Anatolic Theme , who had fallen into disgrace following his defeat at the Battle ... sources do not apply the term theme to Hellas until after the 8th century, using the term strategia generalship instead, it is almost certain that it was established from the outset as a full administrative ... Pertusi 1952 p 172 . ref Given its lack of depth into the hinterland , the theme was originally probably ... on the other hand remained rather low throughout the theme s existence, numbering perhaps 2,000, according ... of Hellas played a prominent role during the anti Byzantine Iconoclasm iconoclast revolt of 726 .... The local Slavic inhabitants were Christianization Christianized and subjected to Byzantine ... off of the Peloponnese to form a Peloponnese theme separate theme around or soon after ... most notably the Byzantine silk silk industry in Thebes . ref harvnb Koder Hild 1976 p 61 . ref The Bulgarian ... more details
Unsourced date January 2012 Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc conventional long name Theme of Cyprus common name Cyprus continent subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map image map caption life span after 960 1185 year start 960s event start Establishment as a theme year event1 event1 year end 1185 event end Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus proclaims independence The Theme of Cyprus lang el , thema Kyprou was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province, located in the island of Cyprus , established in the 960s after the reconquest of Cyprus by the Byzantine navy . Prior to this the island had been a Byzantine Caliphate Arab condominium for three centuries, except occasional short periods where it was occupied by either power. A rebellion by governor Theophilos Erotikos in 1042, and another in 1092 by Rhapsomates, failed as they were quickly subdued by imperial forces. At the end of the 12th century there were again separatist tendencies in Cyprus Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus proclaimed himself as basileus emperor in 1185. Cyprus remained under his command until its conquest from Richard I of England in 1191. Sources citation last Gregory first Timothy E. chapter Cyprus editor first Alexander editor last Kazhdan editor link Alexander Kazhdan title Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium publisher Oxford University Press year 1991 isbn 978 0 19 504652 6 pages 567 569 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus state uncollapsed Byzantine Empire topics Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category States and territories established in the 10th century Category Medieval Cyprus Byzantine stub Cyprus stub el fr Chypre th me ru ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc , conventional long name Theme of Sebasteia common name Sebasteia continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Sebasteia image map Byzantine Empire Themata 950.png image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 950. life span 911 ca. 1074 year start 911 event start year event1 ca. 1074 event1 de facto autonomy year end ca. 1090 event end Fall to the Seljuks The Theme of Sebasteia lang el was a military civilian province thema or themeByzantine district theme of the Byzantine Empire located in northeastern Cappadocia and Armenia Minor , in modern Turkey . It was first established as a theme in 911 and endured until its fall to the Seljuk Turks in the aftermath of the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. History The theme was formed around the city of Sebasteia modern Sivas . The region formed part of the Armeniac Theme from the mid 7th century. ref name ODB harvnb Kazhdan 1991 pp 1861 1862 . ref The theme is not mentioned in any source prior to the 10th century. ref harvnb Pertusi 1952 p 142 . ref In 908, Sebasteia appears for the first time as a distinct kleisoura a fortified frontier district , and by 911 it had been raised to the status of a full themeByzantine district theme . ref name ODB ref harvnb McGeer Nesbitt Oikonomides 2001 p 128 . ref The theme comprised the entirety of the Byzantine frontier regions along the middle course of the northern Euphrates . With the expansion of the Byzantine frontier, it was extended ... to the Empire of his kingdom of Vaspurakan Kingdom Vaspurakan . From circa 1074, following the Byzantine ... Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art ..., Italy publisher Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana year 1952 language Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus Category States and territories established in the 900s Category Themes of the Byzantine ... more details
of a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province ... of some neighbouring theme, with its prince receiving a Byzantine title and continuing to govern it, before it was expanded into a full theme. This may also explain the peculiar custom of its strategos ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name , conventional long name Theme of Mesopotamia common name Mesopotamia continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Byzantine Empire Themata 950.png image map caption The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire circa 950. life span 899 900s 1070s year start 899 ... Roman and early Byzantine Mesopotamia Roman province province of Mesopotamia . The Byzantinetheme was located between the rivers Arsanias modern Murat River Murat and imisgezek. History The theme was formed probably between 899 and 911, when Emperor Leo VI the Wise r. 886 912 appointed ... sons were persuaded to cede their territory to the Byzantine Empire in exchange for titles and estates in other themes. The Armenian populated districts of Keltzene detached from the theme of Chaldia and Kamacha part of the Koloneia themeTheme of Koloneia were then joined to it to form the new theme ... r. 913 959 mentions that before its elevation to a theme, the region was an unnamed kleisoura Byzantine district kleisoura , there is evidence, however, of much earlier Byzantine presence. ref ... theme there, and a seal of a tourmarches with the Armenian name Mousilikes, is tentatively dated ... of his province. ref name DOAKS Commanders of the theme continued to be appointed throughout ..., Emperor Michael VII Doukas r. 1071 1078 tried to re establish Byzantine authority, but the province ... first Peter authorlink Peter Charanis title The Armenians in the Byzantine Empire year 1963 ... editor3 first Nicolas editor3 link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton ... more details
The Anatolic Theme lang el lang grc , Anatolikon thema , more properly known as the Theme of the Anatolics Greek lang grc , thema Anatolik n was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province in central Asia Minor modern ... kleisoura Byzantine district kleisourai , those of Cappadocia theme Cappadocia originally a tourma of the Anatolics and Seleucia theme Seleucia . ref harvnb Haldon 1999 p 114 . ref ref name EHW5.2 ... Theme of the Anatolics common name Anatolic Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 780, after the split of the Opsikion . life ... the themes of the Empire. History The exact date of the theme s establishment is unknown. Along ... in the face of the Muslim conquests . The Anatolic Theme was settled and took its name from the army ... State &kefalaia State chapter 1 Chapter 1 . ref It is attested for the first time as a theme in 669 ... Theme was the most powerful and most prestigious of the themes see Geography and administration below ... V found refuge and support in the Anatolic theme against the usurper Artabasdos . ref name ODB90 The last appearance of the Anatolic Theme in the historical sources is in 1077, when its strat gos , Nikephoros ... AD.svg thumb right 250px The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 842, showing the fragmentation ... and 9th centuries, the theme stretched over the ancient regions of Lycaonia , Pisidia , Isauria , as well ... Pertusi harvnb Pertusi 1952 pp 114 115 . ref Initially, the Anatolic Theme included the western ... Theme Thracesian and Cibyrrhaeot themes. ref name DOAKS harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides 1996 p 144 . ref ... of Lake Tuz the Bandon Byzantine Empire banda of Eudokias, Hagios Agapetos and Aphrazeia to Cappadocia. ref name ODB90 ref name EHW5.2 The theme s capital was Amorium , at least until it was sack of Amorium ... more details
. In addition, as the theme was a major base for Byzantine operations across the Adriatic Sea ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang el , conventional long name Theme of Nicopolis common name Nicopolis continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Naupaktos , Arta, Greece Arta image map Byzantine Greece ca 900 AD.svg image map caption Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major ... end Fourth Crusade transformation into Despotate of Epirus The Theme of Nicopolis or Nikopolis lang el , thema Nikopole s was the name of a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province located in western Greece , encompassing Aetolia Acarnania ... 886, and survived until the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. History ... in the theme of Cephallenia theme Cephallenia , were used as a base for the reassertion of imperial ... 1981 pp 50 52 . ref It is in this context that the theme of Nicopolis was established, although ... p 1485 . ref ref harvnb Soustal Koder 1981 p 53 . ref Sigillographic evidence suggests that the theme may have resulted from a previously existing subordinate division tourma of the theme of the Peloponnese theme Peloponnese , although the historian Warren Treadgold has suggested that it formed part of the theme of Cephallenia. ref name ODB ref harvnb Fine 1994 p 83 harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 33, 76 ..., up to the Ambracian Gulf . Even though the territory was recovered by the Byzantine emperor ... , the locals were notorious for being ready to revolt for fiscal reasons ref name DOAKS most of the theme ... Koder 1981 p 55 . ref The region suffered in the Byzantine Norman Wars of the late 11th century Arta ... Soustal Koder 1981 p 56 . ref Nicopolis survived as a theme until the Fourth Crusade in 1204. A chrysobull ..., the Despotate of Epirus , with the former theme of Nicopolis at its core. ref name ODB ref harvnb ... more details
The Bucellarian Theme lang el , Boukellarion thema , more properly known as the Theme of the Bucellarians lang el , thema Boukellari n was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian province in northern Asia Minor modern ...Infobox Former Subdivision native name , conventional long name Theme of the Bucellarians common name Bucellarian Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 780, after the split of the Opsikion . life ... History The theme was established sometime after 743 and before 767 by the Emperor Constantine V r ... theme, along with that of the Optimatoi was split off from the Opsikion as formed part of the Emperor ... of the theme derives from the late Roman army late Roman Bucellarii , elite cavalry troops of Goths ... before their elevation to a full theme. ref name ODB316 ref harvnb Lounghis 1996 pp 31 33 . ref ... base of one of the theme s tourma i . ref name EHW Despite it being originally a cavalry theme thema kaballarikon , the Bucellarians, as well as the later Paphlagonian theme, also included a small .... ref name EHW ref harvnb Lounghis 1996 pp 29 30 . ref Initially, the theme stretched from the Black ... in the west, the Anatolic theme in the south, and the Armeniac theme in the east. ref name EHW In the 9th century, however, probably circa 820, the northeastern half of the theme was detached and formed, perhaps with some territory from the Armeniac theme, the new theme of Paphlagonia theme Paphlagonia ... and southeastern bandon Byzantine Empire banda were removed to form part of the new themes of Cappadocia theme Cappadocia around Lake Tuz and Charsianon east of the Halys River . ref name EHW ref ..., while five towns are recorded in the 10th century. ref name ODB316 ref name EHW The theme survived ... more details
Theme music is a musical composition piece that is often written specifically for a radio programming ... and or end credits. If it is accompanied by lyrics , most often associated with the show, it is a theme song . The phrase theme song or signature tune may also be used to refer to a song that has .... The purpose of a theme song is often similar to that of a leitmotif . Purpose The purpose of the music ... , The Nanny and The Beverly Hillbillies the lyrics of the theme song provide some necessary Exposition literary technique exposition for people unfamiliar with the show. In addition, some theme ... The Animated Series theme song, which was drawn from the theme for the Batman 1989 film 1989 Batman ... covers of older songs, such as the theme song of Spider Man 1994 TV series Spider Man The Animated Series 1994 1998 , which featured a reworked cover of the theme song from the classic Spider Man cartoon ... . Popularity Theme music has been a feature of the majority of television programs since the medium ... used theme music in a large variety of styles, sometimes adapted from existing tunes, and with some ... examples include the title theme from Rawhide TV series Rawhide , performed and recorded by popular singer Frankie Laine the theme to Happy Days Theme music Happy Days from 1974 84 , performed by Pratt & McClain in Top 5, 1976 the theme to Laverne & Shirley , performed by Cyndi Grecco 25, 1976 the theme ... the theme from S.W.A.T. TV Series S.W.A.T. , which was a hit for Rhythm Heritage and the theme song from Drake & Josh , which was a hit for Drake Bell . Jan Hammer had a major hit with the theme from Miami Vice in the 1980s. Theme From Dr. Kildare Three Stars Will Shine Tonight , recorded .... Unlike others, these serials have not strayed from the original theme mix much, if at all, allowing ... shows have such strong associations with their theme music that the sports themselves are synonymous with the theme tunes, such as football soccer football Match of the Day theme , cricket Booker ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc , conventional long name Theme of Sicily common name Sicily continent Europe subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Syracuse, Sicily Syracuse , then Reggio di Calabria Rhegion image map image map caption life span 687 695 965 year start 687 695 event start year end 965 event end Fall of Rametta to the Arabs The Theme of Sicily lang el was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine military civilian province thema , themeByzantine district theme existing from the late 7th to the 10th century, encompassing the island of Sicily and the region of Calabria in the Italian peninsula Italian mainland . Following the Muslim conquest of Sicily , from 902 the theme was limited to Calabria, but retained its original name until the middle of the 10th century. History Ever since its reconquest from the Ostrogoths by Belisarius in 535 536, Sicily had formed a distinct Roman province province under a praetor , while the army was placed under a dux . ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 1891 . ref ref name DOAKS22 harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides 1994 p 22 . ref A strategos military governor is attested on the island in Arabs Arab sources between 687 and 695, and it is at that time that the island was probably made into a theme. ref name Listes harvnb Oikonomides 1972 p 351 . ref The theme was based in Syracuse, Sicily Syracuse , traditionally the chief city of Sicily. It comprised not only ... a few isolated strongholds near Messina until 965, when Rametta, the last Byzantine outpost, fell ... Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art ... 1952 language Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus Category Byzantine Italy Category Byzantine Sicily Category States and territories established in the 7th century Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire el fr Sicile th me it Sikelia ... more details
name DOAKS History The Peloponnese, or at least the areas controlled by the Byzantine Empire, formed part of the theme of Hellas theme Hellas from the late 7th century on. In about 800, however, Hellas ... and Thessaly , the Peloponnese became a separate theme. ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 pp 1620 1621 . ref ... in charge of each theme of the Peloponnese is Skleros Leo Skleros , attested for 811 or perhaps 805 ... linked to the re imposition of the Byzantine government s control over the Slavic tribes that had ... orders. ref name DOAKS ref name ODB After the Byzantine reconquest of Crete in 961 put an end to the Emirate ... doux , the commander in chief of the Byzantine navy . Due to the latter s absence from the province .... ref name DOAKS ref harvnb Magdalino 2002 p 234 . ref The joint theme of Hellas Peloponnese ... oria , chartoularata and episkepsis episkepseis . Cref a The Peloponnese remained under Byzantine ... Nicolas editor2 link Nicolas Oikonomides title Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg ... Vaticana year 1952 language Italian ref harv refend 2 Byzantine themes in De Thematibus Category Themes of the Byzantine Empire Category States and territories established in the 9th century Category Byzantine Greece Category Medieval Peloponnese el fr P loponn se th me it Peloponnesos ... more details
event end Fall to Franks Frankish mercenaries and then Seljuk Turks Seljuks The Armeniac Theme lang el lang grc , Armeniakon thema , more properly the Theme of the Armeniacs Greek lang grc , thema Armeniak n was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme ... , leaving a rump Armeniac theme encompassing the western Pontus. ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 pp 177, 1138, 1579 harvnb Treadgold 1995 p 31 . ref The theme remained in Byzantine hands until the late 11th ... long name Theme of the Armeniacs common name Armeniac Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital Amaseia image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 780, after the split ... Theme was one of the four original themes, established sometime in the mid 7th century. Although ... the existence of the theme at such an early date, the first unambiguous reference to it in literary ... pp 73, 112 . ref File Asia Minor ca 842 AD.svg thumb left 200px The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 842, showing the fragmentation of the large original themes into smaller circumscriptions. The theme ... with the strat goi of the Anatolic Theme Anatolic and Thracesian Theme Thracesian themes, in the first ..., it fielded some 9,000 men and encompassed 17 fortresses. Its size and strategic importance on the Byzantine Empire s north eastern frontier with the Muslims made its governor a powerful figure, and the theme ... century it was broken up the smaller provinces of Charsianon and Cappadocia theme Cappadocia were formed, first as kleisoura Byzantine district kleisourai and later as full themes, along the border ... under Roussel de Bailleul seized control and governed the region for several months, until Byzantine ..., but the Armeniac theme was not restored. References Reflist 2 Sources refbegin 2 cite web ... ref harv cite book last Haldon first John F. title Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World ... more details
distinguish2 the Theme of Thrace , which was located in Europe Infobox Former Subdivision native name lang grc , , conventional long name Theme of the Thracesians common name Thracesian Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine ... , Thrak sioi , was a Byzantine Empire ByzantineTheme country subdivision theme a military civilian ... the Thracesian theme with the distinction of fielding some of the oldest known units of the Byzantine ... authority of the strat gos of the Byzantine navy naval theme of Samos theme Samos , who ... and later Smyrna 12th 14th centuries image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine ... year event2 ca. 1097 event2 Byzantine recovery year end 1330 event end Fall to the Anatolian beyliks Turks The Thracesian Theme lang el , Thrak sion thema , more properly known as the Theme ... against Cherson theme Cherson by Emperor Justinian II , while and a governing strategos strat gos ... were initially a tourma of the Anatolic Theme , and that they were raised to a full theme some time ... exercitus Thracian army mentioned in a decree of 687, and that consequently the Thracesian theme was one ... 1997 pp 212 214 . ref The name of the theme derives from the fact that the themes were formed in the mid ... . ref This origin is reflected in the mythical story narrated by the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII ... Political mutilation in Byzantine culture blinded by the emperor when he suspected him of conspiracy ... among them being the ardent Byzantine Iconoclasm iconoclast Michael Lachanodrakon . Lachanodrakon ... theme . ref name EHW3 harvnb Lambakis 2003 loc http asiaminor.ehw.gr forms fLemmaBodyExtended.aspx ... 364 365 . ref Other notable governors of the theme include Bardanes Tourkos , who was its strat gos ... and Symbatios, who along with the governor of the Opsician Theme George Peganes tried to oppose ... 7 Chapter 4 . ref The same process saw the theme gradually becoming a peaceful backwater by 1029 ... more details
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