Theme of Cappadocia Καππαδοκία, θέμα Καππαδοκίας, θέμα Καππαδοκῶν | |
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Theme of the Byzantine Empire | |
c. 830–1073 | |
The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire c. 842. | |
Capital | Koron |
Historical era | Middle Ages |
• Establishment as a theme | c. 830 |
• Fall to the Seljuks. | 1073 |
Today part of | Turkey |
The Theme of Cappadocia (Greek: θέμα Καππαδοκίας) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) encompassing the southern portion of the namesake region from the early 9th to the late 11th centuries.