Amorium in METROLITAN MUSEUM of ART

Amorium located in the vicinity of Emirdag/Turkey was one of the largest and most important cities in Anatolia during the early Middle Ages, becoming in the second half of the seventh century the capital of the Byzantine province or theme of Anatolikon. Amorium became a place of major strategic importance when it was chosen to be the headquarters of the Army of the Anatolics in the mid-seventh century. This was the largest Byzantine army unit stationed in Anatolia to ward off the Arab invasions.

The Byzantine City of Amorium

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