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Late Roman Provinces

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Late Roman provinces (4th–7th centuries AD)[hide]HistoryAs found in the Notitia Dignitatum. Provincial administration reformed and dioceses established by Diocletian, c. 293. Permanent praetorian prefectures established after the death of Constantine I. Empire permanently partitioned after 395. Exarchates of Ravenna and Africa established after 584. After massive territorial losses in the 7th century, the remaining provinces were superseded by the theme system in c. 640–660, although in Asia Minor and parts of Greece they survived under the themes until the early 9th century.[hide]Western Empire (395–476)Praetorian Prefectureof GaulDiocese of GaulAlpes Poeninae et Graiae Belgica I Belgica II Germania I Germania II Lugdunensis I Lugdunensis II Lugdunensis III Lugdunensis IV Maxima SequanorumDiocese of Vienne1Alpes Maritimae Aquitanica I Aquitanica II Narbonensis I Narbonensis II Novempopulania ViennensisDiocese of SpainBaetica Balearica Carthaginensis Gallaecia Lusitania Mauretania Tingitana TarraconensisDiocese of the BritainsBritannia I Britannia II Flavia Caesariensis Maxima Caesariensis Valentia (?)Praetorian Prefectureof ItalyDiocese of Suburbicarian ItalyApulia et Calabria Campania Corsica Lucania et Bruttii Picenum Suburbicarium Samnium Sardinia Sicilia Tuscia et Umbria ValeriaDiocese of Annonarian ItalyAlpes Cottiae Flaminia et Picenum Annonarium Liguria et Aemilia Raetia I Raetia II Venetia et IstriaDiocese of Africa2Africa proconsularis (Zeugitana) Byzacena Mauretania Caesariensis Mauretania Sitifensis Numidia Cirtensis Numidia Militiana TripolitaniaDiocese of Pannonia3Dalmatia Noricum mediterraneum Noricum ripense Pannonia I Pannonia II Savia Valeria ripensis[hide]Eastern Empire (395–c. 640)Praetorian Prefectureof IllyricumDiocese of DaciaDacia Mediterranea Dacia Ripensis Dardania Moesia I PraevalitanaDiocese of MacedoniaAchaea Creta Epirus nova Epirus vetus Macedonia I Macedonia II Salutaris ThessaliaPraetorian Prefectureof the EastDiocese of Thrace5Europa Haemimontus Moesia II4 Rhodope Scythia4 ThraciaDiocese of Asia5Asia Caria4 Hellespontus Insulae4 Lycaonia (370) Lycia Lydia Pamphylia Pisidia Phrygia Pacatiana Phrygia SalutarisDiocese of Pontus5Armenia I5 Armenia II5 Armenia Maior5 Armenian Satrapies5 Armenia III (536) Armenia IV (536) Bithynia Cappadocia I5 Cappadocia II5 Galatia I5 Galatia II Salutaris5 Helenopontus5 Honorias5 Paphlagonia5 Pontus Polemoniacus5Diocese of the East5Arabia Cilicia I Cilicia II Cyprus4 Euphratensis Isauria Mesopotamia Osroene Palaestina I Palaestina II Palaestina III Salutaris Phoenice I Phoenice II Libanensis Syria I Syria II Salutaris Theodorias (528)Diocese of Egypt5Aegyptus I Aegyptus II Arcadia Augustamnica I Augustamnica II Libya Superior Libya Inferior Thebais Superior Thebais Inferior[hide]Other territoriesTaurica Quaestura exercitus (536) Spania (552)1 Later the Septem Provinciae 2 Re-established after reconquest by the Eastern Empire in 534 as the separate Prefecture of Africa 3 Later the Diocese of Illyricum 4 Placed under the Quaestura exercitus in 536 5 Affected (i.e. boundaries modified, abolished or renamed) by Justinian I's administrative reorganization in 534–536

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