| Theme of Dyrrhachium Δυρράχιον, θέμα Δυρραχίου Thema e Durrësit | |||||||||
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| Theme of the Byzantine Empire | |||||||||
| early 9th century–1205 | |||||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Byzantine_Greece_ca_900_AD.svg) Byzantine themes and major settlements in the southern Balkans, Aegean Islands, and western Anatolia (c. 900 CE) | |||||||||
| Capital | Dyrrhachium | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | early 9th century | ||||||||
• Norman occupation end | 1084 | ||||||||
• Surrendered to Venetians | 1205 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Albania | ||||||||
The Theme of Dyrrhachium or Dyrrhachion (Greek: θέμα Δυρραχίου; Albanian: Thema e Durrësit) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (theme), covering the Adriatic coast of modern Albania, and some coastal regions of modern Montenegro. It was established in the early 9th century and named after its capital, Dyrrhachium (Durrës).[1]
- ^ Ferluga 1964, p. 83-92.