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- Naïssus (mod. Niš) in *Moesia (after *Diocletian in Dardania), first visited by Roman troops in 75/72 bce, was probably the earliest permanent military camp in Moesia. Though of great strategic importance, little is known of its history: it became a municipium under M. *Aurelius or later. Here *Claudius II decisively defeated the *Goths in ce 269.
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Once Augustus had established himself as sole ruler of the Roman state in 30 BC after the battle of Actium, he took up Caesar's project and aimed to advance the empire's south-eastern European border from Macedonia to the line of the Danube.
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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.
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The Romans built the Via Militaris in the 1st century, with Naissus being one of the key towns. Niš is also notable as the birthplace of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman Emperor and the founder of Constantinople, as well as Constantius III.
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.
The ancient Roman city, Naissus, which probably succeeded a Celtic settlement, was mentioned as an important place in the 2nd century ce by Ptolemy, in his Guide to Geography. The old fortress on the right bank of the river is believed to have been built on this site.
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May 19, 2023 · Niš) in *Moesia (after *Diocletian in Dardania), first visited by Roman troops in 75/72 bce, was probably the earliest permanent military camp in Moesia. Though of great strategic importance, little is known of its history: it became a municipium under M. *Aurelius or later.
Apr 4, 2021 · Constantine the Great, born in Naissus, Upper Moesia, around 27 February AD 272 or 273, was a Roman emperor. He was the son of Helena, who was an innkeeper's daughter, and Constantius Chlorus. The exact details of his parents' marital status are uncertain, leading to the possibility that Constantine might have been an illegitimate child.
