Lykandos

Theme of Lykandos
Λυκανδός, θέμα Λυκανδοῦ
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
903–1070s

Map of the Theme of Lykandos within the Byzantine Empire in 1000 AD.
CapitalLykandos fortress
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Arrival of Melias
903
• Elevation to theme
before 916
• Fall to the Seljuks
after 1071

Lykandos or Lycandus (Greek: Λυκανδός), known as Djahan in Armenian,[1] was the name of a Byzantine fortress and military-civilian province (or "theme"), known as the Theme of Lykandos (θέμα Λυκανδοῦ), in the 10th–11th centuries.

  1. ^ Adontz, N. (1935). "Notes arméno-byzantines". Byzantion (in French). 10 (1): 161–203.