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In 535, as part of his administrative reforms, Justinian I abolished the diocese, and the
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became a disputed territory. From the old provinces of the
Diocese of the East, only
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and Syria II Salutaris, Phoenice I and
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became the provincial governor of Syria I, while retaining his previous rank of
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and parts of Greece they survived under the themes until the early 9th century.
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The diocese included originally all Middle
Eastern provinces of the Empire:
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Numidia (divided as
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and the nomadic tribes gave it exceptional military importance.
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614:. Foundation of the Hellenic World. Archived from
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415:The entire area of the former diocese came under
612:Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor
580:. Oxford University Press. pp. 1533–1534.
1811:States and territories established in the 310s
1766:by the Eastern Empire in 534 as the separate
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215:, incorporating the provinces of the western
8:
419:occupation in the 610s and 620s, during the
247:, and its governor had the special title of
1789:'s administrative reorganization in 534–536
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435:: by the 640s, Cilicia formed the border (
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723:. Provincial administration reformed and
273:(r. 284–305), and was subordinate to the
697:Late Roman and early Byzantine provinces
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253:("Count of the East", of the rank
243:The capital of the diocese was at
25:
1836:Praetorian prefecture of the East
421:Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
275:praetorian prefecture of the East
27:Division of the late Roman Empire
1129:Africa proconsularis (Zeugitana)
755:in c. 640–660, although in
161:
739:established after the death of
608:"Diocese of Oriens (Byzantium)"
1087:Flaminia et Picenum Annonarium
1011:Diocese of Suburbicarian Italy
577:Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
71:The Diocese of the East c. 400
1:
1154:Tripolitania (Roman province)
732:
429:most of the Levantine coasts
113:• Diocese abolished by
1762: Re-established after
1074:Diocese of Annonarian Italy
606:Giftopoulou, Sofia (2005).
263:) instead of the ordinary "
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443:and its successors, while
431:later reconquered, to the
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33:Roman Diocese of the East
1611:Palaestina III Salutaris
807:Alpes Poeninae et Graiae
1778: Placed under the
1139:Mauretania Caesariensis
958:Diocese of the Britains
1621:Phoenice II Libanensis
1324:Macedonia II Salutaris
737:praetorian prefectures
699:(4th–7th centuries AD)
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399:
192:
1846:535 disestablishments
1343:Praetorian prefecture
1218:Noricum mediterraneum
1194:Praetorian prefecture
1144:Mauretania Sitifensis
1039:Picenum Suburbicarium
1000:Praetorian prefecture
788:Praetorian prefecture
735: 293. Permanent
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397:
1774:Diocese of Illyricum
1768:Prefecture of Africa
1523:Galatia II Salutaris
1291:Diocese of Macedonia
1181:Eastern Roman Empire
943:Mauretania Tingitana
775:Western Roman Empire
548:Bonosus (c. 609–610)
381:, the region around
371:Palaestina Salutaris
1780:Quaestura exercitus
1553:Diocese of the East
1543:Pontus Polemoniacus
1205:Diocese of Pannonia
1034:Lucania et Bruttium
981:Maxima Caesariensis
976:Flavia Caesariensis
388:quaestura exercitus
377:(r. 527–565), when
181:Diocese of the East
103:• Established
1841:314 establishments
1631:Syria II Salutaris
1488:Armenian Satrapies
1261:Dacia Mediterranea
1183:(395–c. 640)
1111:Venetia et Histria
1019:Apulia et Calabria
720:Notitia Dignitatum
638:Bury, John Bagnell
572:Kazhdan, Alexander
542:Asterius (587–588)
533:Irenaeus (431–435)
510:Eutolmius Tatianus
500:Iulianus (362–363)
485:Felicianus (335–?)
476:
441:Rashidun Caliphate
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319:Palaestina Secunda
193:Dioecesis Orientis
183:, also called the
36:Dioecesis Orientis
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1758:Septem Provinciae
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1465:Diocese of Pontus
1455:Phrygia Salutaris
1450:Phrygia Pacatiana
1354:Diocese of Thrace
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1121:Diocese of Africa
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862:Diocese of Vienne
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495:Domitius Modestus
221:Mediterranean Sea
185:Diocese of Oriens
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1826:Late Roman Syria
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1756: Later the
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1694:Thebais Inferior
1689:Thebais Superior
1646:Diocese of Egypt
1636:Theodorias (528)
1498:Armenia IV (536)
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1253:Diocese of Dacia
1243:Valeria ripensis
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1059:Tuscia et Umbria
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461:Comites Orientis
433:Muslim conquests
417:Sassanid Persian
412:and his salary.
351:Diocese of Egypt
315:Palaestina Prima
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1674:Augustamnica II
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1397:Diocese of Asia
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1319:Macedonia Prima
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1223:Noricum ripense
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219:, between the
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1508:Cappadocia I
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1314:Epirus Vetus
1281:Praevalitana
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1591:Mesopotamia
1538:Paphlagonia
1367:Haemimontus
1345:of the East
1309:Epirus Nova
1233:Pannonia II
966:Britannia I
827:Germania II
622:14 November
375:Justinian I
307:Syria Coele
299:Mesopotamia
225:Mesopotamia
217:Middle East
115:Justinian I
60:314–535/536
1805:Categories
1764:reconquest
1654:Aegyptus I
1616:Phoenice I
1571:Cilicia II
1478:Armenia II
1228:Pannonia I
900:Viennensis
822:Germania I
817:Belgica II
757:Asia Minor
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553:References
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1518:Galatia I
1473:Armenia I
1440:Pamphylia
1372:Moesia II
1329:Thessalia
1106:Raetia II
938:Lusitania
933:Gallaecia
923:Balearica
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327:Egyptian
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266:vicarius
207:) was a
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1664:Arcadia
1626:Syria I
1596:Osroene
1586:Isauria
1445:Pisidia
1420:Islands
1387:Thracia
1382:Scythia
1377:Rhodope
1096:Aemilia
1092:Liguria
1064:Valeria
1054:Sicilia
1044:Samnium
1029:Corsica
918:Baetica
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745:Ravenna
710:History
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359:Syria I
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239:History
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1435:Lydia
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521:(382)
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