The themes or themata were the main administrative divisions of the middleByzantine Empire. They were established in the mid-7th century.
The traditional view holds that the establishment of the themes also meant the creation of a new type of army.
In his view, instead of the old force, heavily reliant on foreign mercenaries, the new Byzantine army was based on native farmer-soldiers living on state-leased military estates.
In that way, soldiers would fight for their land.
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