Haemimontus

Haemimontus (Greek: ἐπαρχία Αἱμίμοντος) was a late Roman and early Byzantine province, situated in northeastern Thrace.[1] It was subordinate to the Diocese of Thrace and to the praetorian prefecture of the East. Its capital was Adrianople, and it was headed by a praeses. The province was superseded by the Theme of Thrace during the 7th century, but survived as an Orthodox ecclesiastical metropolis until late Byzantine times.

Province of Haemimontus
Provincia Haemimonti
ἐπαρχία Αἱμίμοντος
Province of the Roman Empire
c. 293 – 640s

Haemimontus within the Diocese of Thrace c. 400.
CapitalAdrianople
Historical eraLate Antiquity
 Diocletian's provincial reforms
c. 293
 Thematic reforms
640s
Succeeded by
Theme of Thrace
Today part of Bulgaria
 Greece
 Turkey

Honours

Hemimont Plateau in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the province.[2]

References

  1. Wilkes, J., S. Parker, R. Bagnall, W. Harris, A. Esmonde-Cleary, C. Wells, J. Drinkwater, R. Knapp, S. Mitchell. "Places: copy_of_991377 (Haemimontus)". Pleiades. Retrieved September 15, 2019.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Hemimont Plateau. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

Sources

  • Soustal, Peter (1991). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 6: Thrakien (Thrakē, Rodopē und Haimimontos) (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. pp. 47–49, 63, 126–128. ISBN 978-3-7001-1898-5.
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