Theme of Lykandos Λυκανδός, θέμα Λυκανδοῦ | |
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Theme of the Byzantine Empire | |
903–1070s | |
Map of the Theme of Lykandos within the Byzantine Empire in 1000 AD. | |
Capital | Lykandos fortress |
Historical era | Middle 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.