Theodorias (province)

Provincia Theodorias
επαρχία Θεοδωριάδος
Province of the Byzantine Empire
528–7th Century
CapitalLaodicea
Historical eraAntiquity
• Established by emperor Justinian I
528
7th Century
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Syria Prima
Syria Secunda
Bilad al-Sham
Today part of Syria

Theodorias (Greek: Θεοδωριάς) was a Byzantine province created in 528 by Emperor Justinian I and named in honour of his wife, the Empress Theodora.[1]

  1. ^ Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991). Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press. p. 2049. ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.