Seleucia (theme)

Theme of Seleucia
Σελευκεία, θέμα Σελευκείας
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
927/934–1070s
1099/1100 – c. 1180

Map of the Theme of Seleucia within the Byzantine Empire in 1000 AD.
CapitalSeleucia in Isauria
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
927–934
• Conquest by Seljuks
1070s
• Byzantine recovery
1099/1100
• Conquest by Armenians.
16 November 1180
Today part ofTurkey

The Theme of Seleucia (Greek: θέμα Σελευκείας, thema Seleukeias) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) in the southern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), headquartered at Seleucia (modern Silifke).