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History

Ostrogoths Belisarius Province Praetor Dux

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Overview

Greek Byzantine Theme Sicily Malta

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Capital: Syracuse, then Rhegion
Historical era: Middle Ages
Today part of: Italy Malta
• Established: 687/695
• Fall of Taormina: 902
• Remnant renamed as the Theme of Calabria: Mid-10th century

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Overview

Greek Greek language
Byzantine Byzantine Empire
Theme Theme (Byzantine district)
Sicily
Malta
Calabria
Italian mainland Italian Peninsula
Muslim conquest of Sicily

History

Ostrogoths
Belisarius
Province Roman province
Praetor
Dux
Strategos
Arab Arabs
Syracuse Syracuse, Sicily
Tourmai Tourma
Crati
Naples Duchy of Naples
Gaeta Duchy of Gaeta
Amalfi Duchy of Amalfi
Fall of Syracuse Siege of Syracuse (877–878)
Taormina
Rhegion Reggio di Calabria
Messina
Rometta
Fell Siege of Rometta

Sources

ISBN ISBN (identifier)
Kazhdan, Alexander Alexander Kazhdan
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Lilie, Ralph-Johannes Ralph-Johannes Lilie
Oikonomides, Nicolas Nicolas Oikonomides
Doi Doi (identifier)

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Sicily (theme)

Nodes37

Edges36

Triples6

Avg. degree1.95

Density0.054054

Components1

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Sicily (theme)

Top relations

Capital · 1

Sicily (theme) → Syracuse, then Rhegion

Historical era · 1

Sicily (theme) → Middle Ages

Today part of · 1

Sicily (theme) → Italy Malta

• Established · 1

Sicily (theme) → 687/695

• Fall of Taormina · 1

Sicily (theme) → 902

• Remnant renamed as the Theme of Calabria · 1

Sicily (theme) → Mid-10th century

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Important terminology

theme sicily calabria byzantine century de strategos province 10th muslim 902 syracuse malta island conquest 687 695 isbn italy history

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Sicily (theme)	Capital	Syracuse, then Rhegion	1.00	infobox
Sicily (theme)	Historical era	Middle Ages	1.00	infobox
Sicily (theme)	Today part of	Italy Malta	1.00	infobox
Sicily (theme)	• Established	687/695	1.00	infobox
Sicily (theme)	• Fall of Taormina	902	1.00	infobox
Sicily (theme)	• Remnant renamed as the Theme of Calabria	Mid-10th century	1.00	infobox

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