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The Opsician Theme or simply Opsikion was a Byzantine theme located in northwestern Asia Minor. Created from the imperial retinue army, the Opsikion was the largest and most prestigious of the early t
Signet ring of Leontios, patrikios and Count of the God-guarded imperial Opsikion
Theme (Byzantine district)
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The themes or thémata were the main military and administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire. They were established in the mid-7th century in the aftermath of the Slavic migrations to the Balkans
Opsikion
…The Opsician Theme (Greek: θέμα Ὀψικίου, thema Opsikiou) or simply Opsikion (Greek: [θέμα] Ὀψίκιον, from Latin: Obsequium) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in northwestern Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Created from the imperial retinue army, the Opsikion was the largest…
Ruins at Sergiopolis
Fighting between Byzantines and Arabs Chronikon of Ioannis Skylitzes, end of 13th century