Mesopotamia (theme)

Mesopotamia (Greek: Μεσοποταμία) was the name of a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in what is today eastern Turkey. It should not be confused with the region of Mesopotamia or with the older Roman and early Byzantine province of Mesopotamia. The Byzantine theme was located between the rivers Arsanias (modern Murat) and Çimisgezek.

This article is about the province (theme) during the middle Byzantine era. For the preceding province in Roman antiquity until the time of Heraclius, see Mesopotamia (Roman province). For other uses, see Mesopotamia (disambiguation).
Theme of Mesopotamia
Μεσοποταμία, θέμα Μεσοποταμίας
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
899/900s–1070s

Map of the Theme of Mesopotamia within the Byzantine Empire in 1000 AD.
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
899–911
• Fall to the Seljuks.
1070s
Today part ofTurkey
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