Diocese of Macedonia
Diocese of the Roman Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diocese of the Roman Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Diocese of Macedonia Dioecesis Macedoniae Διοίκησις Μακεδονίας | |
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Diocese of the Roman Empire | |
306–7th century | |
Capital | Thessalonica |
Historical era | Late Antiquity |
• Reforms of Diocletian | 306 |
• Thessalonica became the Prefecture's new capital city | 379 |
7th century | |
Today part of | Albania Greece North Macedonia Bulgaria |
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.
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