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Charsianon (Gr****: Χαρσιανόν) was the name of a
Byzantine fortress and the
corresponding theme (a military-civilian province) in the
region of Cappadocia...
- of the
Sangarios river. It is safe, however, to
consider the
region of
Charsianon as the
homeland of the family,
according to
evidence dating back to the...
- Macedonian,
rising quickly to the
posts of
protostrator and then
governor of
Charsianon,
whence he
fought with
success against the Arabs. In c. 886 he led a major...
- successful.
Muslim sources attribute to him the
capture of the
fortress of
Charsianon in September/October 730, but
Byzantine sources state that this was done...
- (Ἀργυροπουλίνα). The
Argyroi apparently originated in the
province of
Charsianon,
where they had
large estates. They
hence belonged to the
Anatolian land-holding...
- of Sicily. The
Byzantine army was
mostly recruited from the
theme of
Charsianon. The
Byzantine numbers were
substantial and were
equipped and
ready to...
- the line of the Lake
Tatta and Mocissus; the
Armeniac Theme and
later Charsianon to the north,
across the
river Halys, and to the
northeast near Caesarea...
- themes. In the 9th–11th centuries, the
region comprised the
themes of
Charsianon and Cappadocia.
Cappadocia shared an always-changing
relationship with...
- Consequently, in the 9th
century it was
broken up: the
smaller provinces of
Charsianon and
Cappadocia were formed,
first as
kleisourai and
later as full themes...
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Asian themes 1.
Anatolic Theme 2.
Armeniac Theme (incl.
Cappadocia and
Charsianon) 3.
Thracesian Theme 4.
Opsician Theme 5.
Optimates 6.
Bucellarian Theme...
