Longobardia

Theme of Longobardia Λογγοβαρδία, θέμα Λογγοβαρδίας
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
c. 891–965
Map of Byzantine themes in Italy (yellow) c. 1000.
Capital	Bari
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Byzantine conquest of Bari	876
• Establishment as a theme	c. 891
• Establishment of the Catepanate of Italy	965
Preceded by Succeeded by Exarchate of Ravenna Duchy of Benevento Catepanate of Italy
Today part of	Italy

Longobardia (Greek: Λογγοβαρδία, also variously Λογγιβαρδία, Longibardia and Λαγουβαρδία, Lagoubardia) was a Byzantine term for the territories controlled by the Lombards in the Italian Peninsula. In the ninth and tenth centuries, it was also the name of a Byzantine military-civilian province (or thema) known as the Theme of Longobardia located in southeastern Italy.