Dacia Mediterranea
Dacia Mediterranea Provincia Dacia Mediterranea Επαρχία Δακίας Μεσογείου ( Avar invasion | c.602 | ||||||||
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Dacia Mediterranea (Mid-land
The date for the establishment of Dacia Mediterranea is uncertain. It was traditionally held to have been established at the same time as
Lying immediately south of Dacia Ripensis, the province was governed by a
Dacia Mediterranea was caught up in the devastation of the Avar and Slav invasions of the late 6th and early 7th centuries, and was lost at the same time as the Diocese of Dacia, although pockets of the province continued to remain in Byzantine hands, such as Serdica and its immediate surrounds. These south-eastern remnants were eventually absorbed into the Theme of Thrace by the late 7th century.
References
- ^ Mócsy 2014, p. 274.
- ^ Nicholson 2018, p. 449.
- ^ Turlej 2016, p. 47-86.
- ^ Turlej 2016, p. 104-105.
Sources
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- Nicholson, Oliver (2018). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-256246-3.
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- Turlej, Stanisław (2016). Justiniana Prima: An Underestimated Aspect of Justinian's Church Policy. Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press. ISBN 9788323395560.
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