Diocese of Macedonia
Appearance
Diocese of Macedonia Dioecesis Macedoniae Διοίκησις Μακεδονίας | |
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Diocese of the Roman Empire | |
306–7th century | |
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Capital | Thessalonica |
Historical era | Late Antiquity |
• Reforms of Diocletian | 306 |
• Thessalonica became the Prefecture's new capital city | 379 |
7th century | |
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The Diocese of Macedonia (Latin: Dioecesis Macedoniae; Greek: Διοίκησις Μακεδονίας) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire, forming part of the praetorian prefecture of Illyricum. Its administrative centre was Thessalonica.
History
The 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
Sources
- Notitia dignitatum, Pars Orientalis, III
- Joseph Roisman, Ian Worthington, A Companion to Ancient Macedonia,
Categories:
- States and territories established in the 300s
- States and territories disestablished in the 7th century
- Civil dioceses of the Roman Empire
- Ancient Albania
- Greece under Roman rule
- Macedonia (Roman province)
- Byzantine provinces in Macedonia
- Civil dioceses of the Byzantine Empire
- Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum
- Christianity in North Macedonia
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