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Byzantine military frontier province
In the Byzantine Empire, a kleisoura (Greek: κλεισούρα, "enclosure, defile") was a term traditionally applied to a fortified mountain pass and the military
Kleisoura (Byzantine district)
Kleisoura_(Byzantine_district)
Topics referred to by the same term
Kleisoura (Greek: Κλεισούρα, "enclosure" or "pass") may refer to: Kleisoura (Byzantine district), a Byzantine military frontier province Kleisoura, Kastoria
Kleisoura
Overview of and topical guide to the Byzantine Empire
(Byzantine empress) John the Deacon (Byzantine writer) Julian Byzantine Kephale (Byzantine Empire) Kleisoura (Byzantine district) Komnenian Byzantine army
Outline of the Byzantine Empire
Outline_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
Military and administrative division of the Byzantine Empire
Originally established as a kleisoura These were the new major or minor themes (provinces), established during the Byzantine conquests, in the East (the
Theme_(Byzantine_district)
The subdivisions of the Byzantine Empire were administrative units of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire (330–1453). The Empire had a developed administrative
Subdivisions of the Byzantine Empire
Subdivisions_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
South Slavic word of Greek origin (kleisoúra), for "pass", "gorge" or "canyon", may refer to: Këlcyrë, a Byzantine town, now in Albania Klisura (Višegrad)
Klisura
Byzantine district (theme)
mentions that before its elevation to a theme, the region was an "unnamed kleisoura", there is evidence of much earlier administrative structures than that
Mesopotamia_(theme)
Province of the Byzantine Empire
distinct fortified frontier district (kleisoura), and by 911 it had been raised to the status of a full theme. As a kleisoura, it was probably subordinate
Sebasteia_(theme)
Medieval Byzantine district
territorial district (tourma). In the early 9th century, the fortress became the centre of a kleisoura, a separately administered fortified frontier district. Sometime
Charsianon
863 Byzantine victory over the Abbasids in Paphlagonia
fought in 863 between the Byzantine Empire and an invading Arab army in Paphlagonia (modern northern Turkey). The Byzantine army was led by Petronas,
Battle_of_Lalakaon
Ancient city in Anatolia
Abasgia, while seal finds attest that it was the capital of a border district or kleisoura. The Escorial Taktikon, written in the 970s, mentions a "strategos
Soterioupolis
Municipality in Gjirokastër, Albania
word was also used to describe a 'man-made fortified pass'. The word kleisoúra (Medieval Greek: κλεισοῦρα) was eventually borrowed by all Balkan peoples
Këlcyrë
10th-century Armenian prince and general
surrounding region to a kleisoura. Settled by Armenian immigrants, for the next decades, it would be one of the main Byzantine bases of attack against
Melias
Province of the Byzantine Empire
separate district earlier: Nicolas Oikonomides interprets a reference by the Arab geographer al-Masudi to mean that it constituted first a kleisoura (a fortified
Koloneia_(theme)
Latin title
called themata. On the mountainous border, smaller districts, the kleisourai (singular: kleisoura meaning "defile, enclosure"), were established. From
De_velitatione_bellica
District and municipality in Mersin, Turkey
century the kleisoura comprised Seleucia as capital and ten other fortresses, with 5,000 men, out of which 500 were cavalry. The kleisoura was raised to
Silifke
Province of the Byzantine Empire
and Mosynopolis east of the Strymon. In the 8th century, Strymon was a kleisoura of Macedonia. The exact date of its establishment as an independent theme
Strymon_(theme)
1204 treaty dividing the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine capital, Constantinople, by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. It established the Latin Empire and arranged the nominal partition of the Byzantine
Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae
Partitio_terrarum_imperii_Romaniae
Ethnic Greek subgroup
frontier zone (cf kleisoura and thughur) on the border of Cappadocia. This lasted from the mid-7th to the 10th century during the Arab–Byzantine wars, immortalized
Cappadocian_Greeks
City in Macedonia, Greece
became municipal units: Agia Triada Agioi Anargyroi Kastoria Kastraki Kleisoura Korestia Makednoi Mesopotamia Vitsi The municipality has an area of 763
Kastoria
River in Turkey
the eastern edge of the Byzantine theme of Seleucia (Silifke), part of the border region of the empire known as the Kleisoura. Thus, the river formed
Limonlu_River
City in Greece
Trichonida and Lysimachia. The ancient city of Stratos. The gorge of Kleisoura, on the old national road, 15 kilometres (9 miles) south of the city.
Agrinio
Historic military and noble title in Europe
foreign intrusion. The Byzantine Empire had a number of fortified passes in the mountainous frontier districts called kleisoura or kleisarchy, particularly
Margrave
Municipality in Turkey
sacked by the troops of Muhammad ibn Marwan in 692 and became first a kleisoura and in 911 a theme. Under Nikephoros II Phokas, many Armenians settled
Sivas
Anti-Ottoman revolt in the Balkans (1903)
chetas, consisting of 400 men, led by four voivodes, captured the town of Kleisoura. The village of Smilevo was captured by insurgents and became the headquarters
Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
Ilinden–Preobrazhenie_Uprising
Geographical region in Romania
"gorge", "gate" and "sharp rock" in Serbian. It is derived from the Greek kleisoura, which in turn derives from the Latin clausura, meaning "closed entity"
Clisura_Dunării
Town in Thessaly, Greece
(Valanida, Kleisoura) Until March 15, 2006, Tsaritsani was part of the municipality (now municipal unit) of Elassona and functioned as a municipal district. Under
Elassona
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