- The
Opsician Theme (Gr****: θέμα Ὀψικίου,
thema Opsikiou) or
simply Opsikion (Gr****: [θέμα] Ὀψίκιον, from Latin: Obsequium) was a
Byzantine theme (a military-civilian...
- Artabasdos, the
Count of the
Opsikion. The new theme,
along with that of the
Optimatoi was
split off from the
Opsikion as
formed part of the Emperor's...
-
kouropalates ("master of the palace") and
became commander (count, komēs) of the
Opsikion theme,
while retaining control of his
original command. In June 741, after...
- and Pontus. In the 7th
century it was
incorporated into the
Byzantine Opsikion theme. It
became a
border region to the
Seljuk Empire in the 13th century...
- Anna, rebelled.
Artabasdos was the stratēgos (military governor) of the
Opsikion theme (province) and had
effective control of the
Armeniac theme. The event...
- with a
force made up of the
armies of the
multiple themes, including: the
Opsikion Theme, led by Gregory; the
Anatolic Theme, led by Artabasdos; the Armeniac...
-
Niketas Nobellisimos und
Komes von
Opsikion (8. Jahrhundert)?" [Who was
Niketas Nobellisimos and
Komes of
Opsikion (8th century)?] (PDF).
Jahrbuch der...
- of
Constantinople in 712. When
Philippicus transferred an army from the
Opsikion theme to
police the Balkans, the
Umayyad Caliphate under Al-Walid I made...
-
vented his
frustration by
slaughtering as many of the
Slavs in and
around Opsikion as he
could lay his
hands on. Meanwhile, a
Patrician named Symbatius rebelled...
- on "Aspects of
Byzantine military administration: the
Elite Corps, the
Opsikion, and the
Imperial Tagmata from the
sixth to the
ninth century"
under the...
