| Theme of the Peloponnese Πελοπόννησος, θέμα Πελοποννήσου | |||||||||
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| Theme of the Byzantine Empire | |||||||||
| ca. 800 – 1205 | |||||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Byzantine_Greece_ca_900_AD.svg) Map of Byzantine Greece ca. 900 AD, with the themes and major settlements. | |||||||||
| Capital | Corinth | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | ca. 800 | ||||||||
• Conquered by Crusaders | 1205 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Greece | ||||||||
The Theme of the Peloponnese (Greek: θέμα Πελοποννήσου) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (thema, theme) encompassing the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. It was established in c. 800, and its capital was Corinth.[1]