THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BYZANTINE EMPERORS ON THEODOSIOPOLIS AND ITS SURROUNDINGS B ZANS MPARATORLARININ THEODOS OPOL S VE EVRES NDEK FAAL YETLER

Theodosiopolis has become an important administrative, religious and military center since its establishment. Theodosiopolis was a very military base post during the Byzantium’s heavy fighting against the Sassanid Empire. There had been an intense struggle between Arabs and Byzantines in Theodosiopolis which was in the borders of the Byzantine while the Arabs were advancing into Anatolia in the VIIth. century. This study examines the activities of Byzantine Empirors on Theodosiopolis and its surroundings between VIIth and XIth centuries Theodosiopolis kurulu u ile beraber hem idari ve dini, hem de askeri a dan nemli bir merkez haline geldi. Bizans’ n Sasani imparatorlu una kar yürüttü ü a r sava lar s ras nda Theodosiopolis son derece nemli bir komutanl kt . VII. yüzy lda Araplar n Anadolu i lerine do ru ilerledikleri s rada Bizans s n rlar i erisinde bulunan Theodosiopolis’de Arap-Bizans mücadelesi yo un bir ekilde ya anm t r. Bu al mada VII. ile XI. yüzy llar ars nda Theodosiopolis ve evresinde Bizans mparatorlar n n faaliyetleri ele al nm t r.