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Armeniac Theme

Theme of the Armeniacs
Άρμενιακόν, θέμα Άρμενιάκων, Άρμενιακόν θέμα
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
640s/660s–c. 1073

The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 780, after the split of the Opsikion.
CapitalAmaseia
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
640s/660s
• Fall to Frankish mercenaries and then Seljuks.
26 December 1073
Today part ofTurkey

The Armeniac Theme (Greek: Ἀρμενιακόν [θέμα], Armeniakon [thema]), more properly the Theme of the Armeniacs (Greek: θέμα Ἀρμενιακῶν, thema Armeniakōn), was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in northeastern Asia Minor (modern Turkey).


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