Koloneia (theme)

Theme of Koloneia Κολωνεία, θέμα Κολωνείας
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
before 863 – 1070s
Map of the Theme of Koloneia within the Byzantine Empire in 1000 AD.
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	before 863
• Fall to the Seljuks.	7 August 1070
Today part of	Turkey

The Theme of Koloneia (Greek: θέμα Κολωνείας) was a small military-civilian province (thema or theme) of the Byzantine Empire located in northern Cappadocia and the southern Pontus, in modern Turkey. It was founded sometime in the mid-9th century and survived until it was conquered by the Seljuk Turks soon after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.