Archbishop of Prokonnesos |
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Archbishopric of Leontopolis / Isaura |
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Archbishopric of Mopsuestia |
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The bandon of Matzouka occupied the region south and south west of the city of Trebizond. Due to its strategic location, it was the bulwark of the capital of the Grand Komnenoi. The economy of the region was based on agriculture and cattle-raising and its troops had the fame of being brave and tough. |
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The earliest references to a bandon and a doukas of Palaiomatzouka date to the early 15th century; previously, until 1384 at least, the area of Palaiomatzouka is mentioned as a village of the bandon of Matzouka. It appears, therefore, that the bandon of Palaiomatzouka emerged from a later division of the bandon of Matzouka and that the formation of another bandon at the south fringes of the Empire of Trebizond aimed at providing for the better organization of border defences. |
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The bandon of Trebizond was an administrative division covering a small area around Trebizond. Due to its key position, the most important events of its history are connected with the historical fate of the city and the Empire of Trebizond. It is reported on a chrysobull of Alexios III Grand Komnenos (1386). It is not certain whether that late reference corresponds to a pre-existing division of the theme of Chaldia in the Middle Byzantine period. |
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Bishopic of Theodosioupolis |
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L’Asie Mineure devint le cœur de l’Empire au VIIe siècle après que les Avars, les Slaves et les Bulgares aient conquis la majeure partie des Balkans et les Arabes arraché les provinces d’Orient. Du milieu du VIIIe siècle, ce territoire, fournisseur de soldats thématiques et d’officiers de valeur, de mieux en mieux protégé des raids arabes, retrouve progressivement son opûlance, grâce à la paix et à une population croissante. L’invasion seldjoukide fait perdre les deux tiers de l’Asie Mineure,... |
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