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Moesia ( / ˈmiːʃə, - siə, - ʒə /; [1] [2] Latin: Moesia; Greek: Μοισία, romanized : Moisía) [3] was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River. Moesian Province was first administered by governor of Noricum as 'Civitates of Moesia and Triballia'. [4]
At the time of the conquest of the Balkans by Rome in 168-75 BC, the Niš area was used as a base for operations. Naissus was first mentioned in Roman documents near the beginning of the 2nd century CE, and was considered a place worthy of note in the Geography of Ptolemy of Alexandria .
Bulgaria. ancient Rome. Moesia, province of the Roman Empire, in the southeastern Balkans in what is now Serbia, part of Macedonia, and part of Bulgaria. Its first recorded people were the Moesi, a Thracian tribe. The lower Danube River was the province’s northern border, with the Drinus (now Drina) River on the west, the Haemus (Balkan ...
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The Roman province of Moesia, mainly modern day Bulgaria and Serbia, was a stretch of mountainous terrain in the west and more fertile plains in the east. It bordered Macedonia and Thracia to the south, the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) to the east and shared the Danube as a border with Dacia in the North.
May 18, 2024 · Byname: Constantine the Great. Latin in full: Flavius Valerius Constantinus. Born: February 27, after 280 ce ?, Naissus, Moesia [now Niš, Serbia] Died: May 22, 337, Ancyrona, near Nicomedia, Bithynia [now İzmit, Turkey] Title / Office: emperor (324-337), Roman Empire. Notable Family Members: father Constantius I. mother St. Helena. son Crispus.
- Constantine reigned during the 4th century CE and is known for attempting to Christianize the Roman Empire. He made the persecution of Christians i...
- Some have argued that Constantine’s conversion to Christianity was politically motivated. At least openly, Constantine ascribed much of his politic...
- In 305 Constantine assisted his father, the newly appointed Western emperor, with a campaign in Britain. Their army proclaimed Constantine emperor...
- Constantine funded church-building projects throughout his reign as a way to encourage Christianity’s growth. Churches were erected at, among other...
- Constantine’s father, Constantius I, was appointed to the position of augustus (emperor) by the time Constantine reached young adulthood. Constanti...
Following a Roman victory over the Dardani who occupied the region, the town was founded in the late 1st c. B.C. as a central base for Roman legions. When the province of Moesia Superior was organized in A.D. 15, Naissus became an increasingly important commercial and military center.
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The Antique Naissus, today’s city of Niš (SRB), flourished in the fertile valley of the river Nišava, in central parts of Moesia Superior. The settlement of the local people obtained the status of municipium in the 2nd century. Naissus played an important role from the period of barracks emperors in the 3rd century and in the Late Antiquity.
