Cappadocia (theme)

Theme of Cappadocia
Καππαδοκία, θέμα Καππαδοκίας, θέμα Καππαδοκῶν
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
c. 830–1073

The Asian themes of the Byzantine Empire c. 842.
CapitalKoron
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Establishment as a theme
c. 830
• Fall to the Seljuks.
1073
Today part ofTurkey

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.