Kommata ( gr, τὰ Κόμματα) was a historical region and administrative unit of the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

in southern

Galatia Galatia (; grc, Γαλατία, ''Galatía'', "Gaul") was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir, in modern Turkey. Galatia was named after the Gauls from Thrace (c ...

(central

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

), in modern

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

History

The origin of the name is unknown, but may refer to a locality, or fortress, somewhere south of

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. it is first mentioned in 872, as being the target of a raid by the

Paulicians Paulicianism (Classical Armenian: Պաւղիկեաններ, ; grc, Παυλικιανοί, "The followers of Paul"; Arab sources: ''Baylakānī'', ''al Bayāliqa'' )Nersessian, Vrej (1998). The Tondrakian Movement: Religious Movements in the ...

under

Chrysocheir Chrysocheir ( el, Χρυσόχειρ), also known as Chrysocheres, Chrysocheris, or Chrysocheiros (Χρυσόχερης/Χρυσόχερις/Χρυσόχειρος), all meaning "goldhand", was the second and last leader of the Paulician principali ...

, shortly before they were defeated by the Byzantine army at the Battle of Bathys Ryax. Emperor Leo VI the Wise () created the '' tourma'' of Kommata out of four ''

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'' of the Bucellarian Theme ( Aspona, Akarkous, Bareta,Exact location unknown. . Balbadona) and three ''banda'' of the Anatolic Theme ( Eudokias, Hagios Agapetos, Aphrazeia), and assigned it to the Theme of Cappadocia. The ''tourma'' and region of Kommata thus encompassed the area between the Halys River in the east, Lake Tatta in the south, and the Sangarios River in the west.

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* Byzantine Anatolia History of Ankara Province Subdivisions of the Byzantine Empire Historical regions in Turkey {{coord, 39, 00, N, 33, 00, E, display=title