- inhabitants. "Didymoteicho" is the
modern Gr**** form of Διδυμότειχον,
Didymóteichon, from δίδυμος, dídymos, "twin" and τεῖχος, teîchos, "wall". The name...
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appointed doux (provincial governor) of the
theme of
Adrianople and
Didymoteichon. He was
prominent in the
initial defence of
Constantinople against the...
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ignored the new regents'
orders and
proclaimed Kantakouzenos emperor at
Didymoteichon in
Thrace as John VI. He
accepted this,
while continuing to
style himself...
- Plotina. In the 6th/7th centuries, it was
replaced by the
nearby city of
Didymoteichon. In the
early 2nd century, the
Roman emperor Trajan created a new city...
- and
Exarchate of All Ionia:
Markos Vasilakis (1965–)
Metropolis of
Didymoteichon and
Orestias and
Exarchate of Haemimontos:
Damaskinos (Minas) Karpathakis...
- with him. He was
deprived of his
possessions and
forced into
exile in
Didymoteichon. In 1330, he was
allowed to
return to Constantinople. He then withdrew...
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Constantinople during the
Fourth Crusade in 1204, he
initially fled to
Didymoteichon in Thrace. In 1206,
Theodore I
Laskaris invited him to Nicaea, where...
- command.
Kantakouzenos not only refused, but
declared himself Emperor at
Didymoteichon,
allegedly to
protect John V's rule from Kalekas.
Whether or not Kantakouzenos...
- of Chios,
Psara and Inousses:
Markos Basilakis (2011–)
Metropolis of
Didymoteichon and Orestias:
Damaskinos (Minas)
Karpathakis (2009–)
Metropolis of Drama:...
- in
fighting between the
expanding Ottomans and Byzantines. In 1361
Didymoteichon fell to the Turks. Orhan's successor,
Murad I was more
concerned with...
