Theme of the Aegean Sea Αἰγαῖον Πελάγος, θέμα τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους | |
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Theme of the Byzantine Empire | |
843–1204 | |
Map of Byzantine Greece c. 900 AD, with the themes and major settlements. | |
Historical era | Middle Ages |
• Established | 843 |
1204 | |
Today part of | Greece Turkey |
The Theme of the Aegean Sea (Greek: θέμα τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους, thema tou Aigaiou Pelagous) was a Byzantine province in the northern Aegean Sea, established in the mid-9th century. As one of the Byzantine Empire's three dedicated naval themes (Greek: θέματα ναυτικᾶ), it served chiefly to provide ships and troops for the Byzantine navy, but also served as a civil administrative circumscription.
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