Samos (theme)

Theme of Samos θέμα Σάμου
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
before 899 – 1204
Map of Byzantine Greece c. 900, with the themes and major settlements.
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Establishment as a theme	before 899
• Conversion to regular theme	late 11th century
• Fourth Crusade	1204
Today part of	Greece Turkey

The Theme of Samos (Greek: θέμα Σάμου, thema Samou) was a Byzantine military-civilian province, located in the eastern Aegean Sea, established in the late 9th century. As one of the Byzantine Empire's three dedicated naval themes (Greek: θέματα ναυτικᾶ, themata nautika), it served chiefly to provide ships and troops for the Byzantine navy.