Dyrrhachium (theme)

Theme of Dyrrhachium Δυρράχιον, θέμα Δυρραχίου
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
early 9th century–1205
Map of Byzantine Greece c. 900, with the themes and major settlements.
Capital	Dyrrhachium
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	early 9th century
• Norman occupation end	1084
• Surrendered to Venetians	1205
Preceded by Succeeded by Epirus Nova Duchy of Durazzo (Republic of Venice)
Today part of	Albania

The Theme of Dyrrhachium or Dyrrhachion (Greek: θέμα Δυρραχίου) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (theme), covering the Adriatic coast of modern Albania, and some coastal regions of modern Montenegro. It was established in the early 9th century and named after its capital, Dyrrhachium (modern Durrës).^[1]