diocese, macedonia, latin, dioecesis, macedoniae, greek, Διοίκησις, Μακεδονίας, diocese, later, roman, empire, forming, part, praetorian, prefecture, illyricum, administrative, centre, thessalonica, dioecesis, macedoniae, Διοίκησις, Μακεδονίαςdiocese, roman, e. The Diocese of Macedonia Latin Dioecesis Macedoniae Greek Dioikhsis Makedonias was a diocese of the later Roman Empire forming part of the praetorian prefecture of Illyricum Its administrative centre was Thessalonica Diocese of MacedoniaDioecesis Macedoniae Dioikhsis MakedoniasDiocese of the Roman Empire306 7th centuryCapitalThessalonicaHistoryHistorical eraLate Antiquity Reforms of Diocletian306 Thessaloniki became the Prefecture s new capital city379 Slavic invasion of the Balkans7th centuryToday part of Albania Greece North Macedonia BulgariaHistory EditThe diocese was formed probably under Constantine I r 306 337 from the division of the Diocletianic Diocese of Moesia It included the provinces of Macedonia Prima Macedonia Salutaris Thessalia Epirus vetus Epirus nova Achaea and Crete Alongside Dacia and until 379 Pannonia it made up the Prefecture of Illyricum In 379 Pannonia was detached and merged into the Praetorian prefecture of Italy and Thessaloniki became the Prefecture s new capital city instead of Sirmium See also EditMacedonia terminology Macedonia Roman province Macedonia theme Sources EditNotitia dignitatum Pars Orientalis III Joseph Roisman Ian Worthington A Companion to Ancient Macedonia This Ancient Rome related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a populated place in the Byzantine Empire is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diocese of Macedonia amp oldid 1155384102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
