Diocese East ( Latin: Dioecesis Orientis ; Greek Ἐῴα Διοίκησις ) is a diocese of the late Roman Empire , which included the provinces of the West of the Middle East , located between the Mediterranean Sea and Mesopotamia . During Late Antiquity, it was one of the main commercial, agricultural, religious and intellectual areas of the empire, its strategic location on the border with the Sassanid Empire and the rebellious desert tribes gave the diocese extremely important military significance.
| Diotez | |
| Diocese East | |
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| lat Dioecesis oriententis Greek Ἐῴα Διοίκησις | |
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| A country |  Roman Empire →  Byzantine Empire |
| Included in | Praetorian Prefecture of the East |
| Provinces | Isavria , Cilicia , Cyprus (under 536 years), Euphratesia , Mesopotamia , Osroen , Syria , Phenicia, Palestine First, Palestine Second, Arabia Augustamnik, Thebaid , Upper Libya, Lower Libya. |
| Adm. Centre | Antioch on the front |
| History and Geography | |
The capital of the Eastern diocese was Antioch-on-Oronta , and the governor had the title of committe of the East (and also had the rank of vir spectabilis - a noble husband, and later vir gloriosus - a magnificent husband) instead of the usual vicar. The diocese was created after the reforms of Diocletian and was subordinate to the Praetorian prefecture of the East . This situation persisted, at least until the Muslim conquests in the 630s. After this, the eastern troops (known by the Greek term “ themes ” at this point) retreated to central Anatolia , where they form the basis of what will eventually turn into the Anatolian fairy .
Initially, the diocese included all the Middle Eastern provinces: Isavria , Cilicia , Cyprus (before 536 years), Euphratesia , Mesopotamia , Osroen , Syria , Phenicia, Palestine First , Palestine Second, Arabia and four Egyptian provinces: Augustamnik, Thebaid , Upper Libya, Lower Libya, Lower which were grouped into a separate diocese Egypt in the reign of Valent II . During the IV century, several provinces were divided, resulting in the formation of the new provinces of Cilicia I and Cilicia II, Syria I and Syria Salyutaris, Phenicia of Lebanon (east of the Lebanese Mountains ), Palestine I , II and Palestine Salyutaris (or Palestine III). The last creation of the new province dates back to the rule of Justinian I , when Theodoriad was formed, the area around Laodicea , which was separated from Syria I.
Literature
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium : [ eng. ] : in 3 vol. / ed. by Dr. Alexander Kazhdan . - N. Y .; Oxford: Oxford University Press , 1991 .-- P. 1533-1534. - ISBN 0-19-504652-8 .