Thrace (theme)

Theme of Thrace θέμα Θρᾴκης, θέμα Θρᾳκῷον
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
c. 680–1204 1230s–14th century
The Byzantine themata of Asia Minor and the thema of Thrace in c. 780.
Capital	Constantinople (Istanbul) / Adrianople (Edirne)/ Arcadiopolis (Lüleburgaz)
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	680/681
• Latin conquest	1204
• Nicaean recovery	1230s
• Divided into smaller units.	14th century
Today part of	Turkey

The Theme of Thrace (Greek: θέμα Θρᾴκης or θέμα Θρᾳκῷον) was a province (thema or theme) of the Byzantine Empire located in the south-eastern Balkans, comprising varying parts of the eponymous geographic region during its history.