Roman province in northern Egypt
Arcadia or Arcadia Aegypti was a Late Roman province in northern Egypt. It was named for one of the reigning "Augusti" of the Roman Empire, Arcadius (r. 383 – 408) of the Theodosian dynasty when it was created in the late 4th century. Its capital was Oxyrhynchus and its territory encompassed the Arsinoite "nome" and the "Heptanomia" ("seven "nomes"") region.
History.
It was created between 386 and ca. 395 out of the province of Augustamnica and most of the historical region known as "Heptanomis" ("seven "nomes""), except for Hermopolis, which belonged to the Thebaid.
In the "Notitia Dignitatum", Arcadia forms one of six provinces of the Diocese of Egypt, under a governor with the low rank of "praeses".
By 636, the "praeses" governor had been replaced by a governor with the rank of "dux".
Episcopal sees.
Ancient episcopal sees in the Roman province of Arcadia Aegypti, listed in the "Annuario Pontificio" as titular sees:
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