▁Category : B alt imore ▁Rav ens ▁players ▁Category : C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁players ▁Category : K ent ▁State ▁Golden ▁Flash es ▁football ▁players ▁Category : New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁players ▁Category : P itt s burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁players ▁Category : Play ers ▁of ▁American ▁football ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Category : R hein ▁Fire ▁players ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Super ▁Bowl ▁champions <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Th eme ▁of ▁Th race ▁ ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁province ▁( th ema ▁or ▁theme ) ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south - e astern ▁B alk ans , ▁compr ising ▁varying ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁ge ographic ▁region ▁during ▁its ▁history . ▁ ▁History ▁Trad itionally , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁theme ▁( at ▁the ▁time ▁primarily ▁a ▁military ▁command ) ▁was ▁constit uted ▁in ▁c . ▁ 6 8 0 , ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Bulgar ▁threat . ▁This ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁mention ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁patri ki os ▁The odore , ▁Count ▁of ▁the ▁O ps ik ion ▁and ▁hyp ost r ateg os ▁of ▁Th race , ▁in ▁ 6 8 0 / 6 8 1 . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁this ▁implies ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁Th race ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁command , ▁with ▁The odore ▁holding ▁a ▁dual ▁post , ▁or ▁whether ▁Th race ▁was ▁administr atively ▁un ited ▁to ▁the ▁O ps ik ion . ▁In ▁fact