Seleucia (theme)

Theme of Seleucia Σελευκεία, θέμα Σελευκείας
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
927/934–1070s 1099/1100 – c. 1180
Map of the Theme of Seleucia within the Byzantine Empire in 1000 AD.
Capital	Seleucia in Isauria
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	927–934
• Conquest by Seljuks	1070s
• Byzantine recovery	1099/1100
• Conquest by Armenians.	c. 1180
Today part of	Turkey

The Theme of Seleucia (Greek: θέμα Σελευκείας, thema Seleukeias) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) in the southern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), headquartered at Seleucia (modern Silifke).