Bucellarian Theme

Theme of the Bucellarians Βουκελλάριον θέμα, θέμα Βουκελλαρίων
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
mid-8th century–1070s
The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in c. 780, after the split of the Opsikion.
Capital	Ancyra Claudiopolis
Area
• Coordinates	40°47′N 32°43′E / 40.79°N 32.72°E / 40.79; 32.72
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	743–767
• Fall to the Normans	1073
Today part of	Turkey

The Bucellarian Theme (Greek: Βουκελλάριον θέμα, Boukellarion thema), more properly known as the Theme of the Bucellarians (Greek: θέμα Βουκελλαρίων, thema Boukellariōn) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) in northern Asia Minor (modern Turkey). It was created around the middle of the 8th century, comprising most of the ancient region of Paphlagonia and parts of Galatia and Phrygia.^[1]