Dalmatia (theme)

The Theme of Dalmatia (Greek: θέμα Δαλματίας/Δελματίας, thema Dalmatias/Delmatias) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea in Southeastern Europe, headquartered at Jadera (later called Zara, today's Zadar).

Theme of Dalmatia
Θέμα Δαλματίας
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
c. 870 – 1060s

Map of the Balkans in 925 AD
CapitalZadar
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Establishment as a theme.
c. 870
 Collapse of Byzantine control.
1060s
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