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The themes or thémata (Greek: θέματα, thémata, singular: θέμα, théma) 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 and Muslim conquests of parts of Eastern Roman territory, and replaced the earlier ancient provincial…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| the Varangian guard than the previous army | instance of | It was noticeably more reliant on mercenaries | 0.80 | text |
| reducing the importance of the themes | instance of | It was noticeably more reliant on mercenaries | 0.80 | text |
| the 'despotates' grew in power as central authority collapsed | instance of | Regional civil authorities | 0.80 | text |
| rendering the themes moribund by the onset of the Palaiologos dynasty's rule.The now irrelevant micro provinces under imperial control were organized directly into katepanakias or kephalatikion each also ruled by a Katepan or Kephale with military | instance of | Regional civil authorities | 0.80 | text |
| civic powers centered around forts | instance of | Regional civil authorities | 0.80 | text |
| major passes | instance of | Regional civil authorities | 0.80 | text |
| relegating all minor tasks to deputies | instance of | Regional civil authorities | 0.80 | text |
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