In May 535, with Novel 26, Justinian I abolished the Diocese of Thrace. Its vicarius retained his rank of vir spectabilis and received the new title of praetor Justinianus, uniting in his hand both civil and military authority over the provinces of the former diocese, in a crucial departure from the strict separation of authority from the Diocletianian system. A year later, in May 536, the two Danubian provinces, Moesia Inferior and Scythia, where detached to form, along with other provinces, the quaestura exercitus.[1]
Bury, John Bagnell (1923). History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian. London: MacMillan & Co. ISBN0-486-20399-9.
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diocese, thrace, latin, dioecesis, thraciae, greek, Διοίκησις, Θρᾴκης, diocese, later, roman, empire, incorporating, provinces, eastern, balkan, peninsula, comprising, territories, modern, south, eastern, romania, central, eastern, bulgaria, greek, turkish, th. The Diocese of Thrace Latin Dioecesis Thraciae Greek Dioikhsis 8rᾴkhs was a diocese of the later Roman Empire incorporating the provinces of the eastern Balkan Peninsula comprising territories in modern south eastern Romania central and eastern Bulgaria and Greek and Turkish Thrace Philippopolis modern Plovdiv in Bulgaria was the capital Diocese of ThraceDioecesis Thraciae Dioikhsis 8rᾴkhsDiocese of the Roman Empire314 535The Diocese of Thrace c 400 CapitalPhilippopolisHistoryHistorical eraLate Antiquity Established314 Diocese abolished by emperor Justinian I535Today part of Bulgaria Greece Turkey RomaniaThe diocese was established as part of the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine the Great and was headed by a vicarius subordinate to the praetorian prefecture of the East As outlined in the Notitia Dignitatum of c 400 the diocese included the provinces of Europa Thracia Haemimontus Rhodope Moesia II and Scythia Minor In May 535 with Novel 26 Justinian I abolished the Diocese of Thrace Its vicarius retained his rank of vir spectabilis and received the new title of praetor Justinianus uniting in his hand both civil and military authority over the provinces of the former diocese in a crucial departure from the strict separation of authority from the Diocletianian system A year later in May 536 the two Danubian provinces Moesia Inferior and Scythia where detached to form along with other provinces the quaestura exercitus 1 List of known Vicarii Thraciarum EditAelius Claudius Dulcitius 361 Capitolinus 361 363 Andronicus c 366 Philoxenus c 392 Solomon 582 References Edit Bury 1923 Vol II pp 340 341Sources EditBury John Bagnell 1923 History of the Later Roman Empire From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian London MacMillan amp Co ISBN 0 486 20399 9 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 Thrace amp oldid 1106209600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
