| Theme of Nicopolis Νικόπολις, θέμα Νικοπόλεως | |||||||||
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| Theme of the Byzantine Empire | |||||||||
| after 886 – after 1204 | |||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Theme-nicopolis_1000ad.png) Map of the Theme of Nicopolis within the Byzantine Empire in 1000 AD. | |||||||||
| Capital | Naupaktos, Arta | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | after 886 | ||||||||
• Fourth Crusade; transformation into Despotate of Epirus. | after 1204 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Greece Albania | ||||||||
The Theme of Nicopolis or Nikopolis (Greek: θέμα Νικοπόλεως, thema Nikopoleōs) was the name of a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in northwestern Greece, encompassing Aetolia-Acarnania and southern Epirus. It was established in the second half of the 9th century, probably after 886, and survived until the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the Fourth Crusade in 1204.