Latin: dioecēsis
Greek: Διοίκησις [dioecēsis]
Modern: диоцез, dioecesis, diocèse, diócesis
In Late Antiquity Dioceses is administrative term related to the territorial division of the empire. After the reform of Diocletian (293) the Roman empire is divided in 4 praetorian prefectures composed of 12 dioceses, 14 till the end of the 4th century. Every dioces is governed by vicarius, subordinate to the praetorian prefect. Dioceses are composed with smaller territorial units – provinces.
List of dioceses
Macedonia
Pannonia
Latin: praefectura praetorio Orientis
Greek: ἐπαρχότης/ὑπαρχία τῶν πραιτωρίων τῆς ἀνατολῆς
Modern:
One of the four praetorian prefectures established after the death of Conastantine I with main city Constantinople.
Dioceses: Thrace, Asia, Pontus, of the East, Egypt
Crossreferences in LABedia:
latin: praefectura praetorio
greek: ἐπαρχότης τῶν πραιτωρίων or ὑπαρχία τῶν πραιτωρίων
modern:
Prefercture (praetorian prefercture) originated in the reign of Constantine I and his administrative reforms. Survived until the 7th century (reign of emperor Iraclius).
Praetorian Prefecture of the Orient
Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum
Praetorian Prefecture of Gaul
Praetorian Prefecture of Italy
This page is part of the project LABedia: Еncyclopedia of Late Antique Balkans, 4th-5th c.,
financed by the National Science Fund, contract КП-06-Н30/6, 13.12.2018
