Hellas (theme)

Theme of Hellas Ἑλλάς, Ἑλλάδα, θέμα Ἑλλάδος
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
687/695 – 1205
Map of Byzantine Greece c. 900, with the themes and major settlements.
Capital	Athens or Thebes
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	687/695
• Dissolution into smaller districts	12th century
• Latin Conquest	1205
Preceded by Succeeded by Achaia (Roman province) Macedonia (Roman province) Kingdom of Thessalonica Marquisate of Bodonitsa Lordship of Salona Duchy of Athens Triarchy of Negroponte
Today part of	Greece

The Theme of Hellas (Greek: θέμα Ἑλλάδος, Thema Hellados) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (thema, theme) located in southern Greece. The theme encompassed parts of Central Greece, Thessaly and, until c. 800, the Peloponnese peninsula. It was established in the late 7th century, and was broken up into smaller districts in the late 11th/early 12th century. The theme fell to the Crusader army led by Boniface of Montferrat in 1205.