Dardania

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Dardania was an ancient region in the central Balkans, roughly corresponding to parts of modern Kosovo and surrounding areas, known as a Roman and later Byzantine province.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Dardania canonical 18
Dardanians 4
Dardani 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine province
Roman province
ancient region
administrativelyPartOf Diocese of Moesia
surface form: Diocese of Dacia

Diocese of Moesia
archaeologicalSitesInclude Scupi archaeological site
Ulpiana archaeological site
attestedIn Roman sources
ancient Greek sources
becameRomanProvince late 3rd century AD
borderedBy Roman province of Dalmatia
surface form: Dalmatia (Roman province)

Macedon
surface form: Macedonia (Roman province)

Moesia
capital Scupi
conqueredBy Roman Empire
Roman Republic
createdUnder Diocletian
hasLegacyIn modern historical studies of the Balkans
regional toponyms
inhabitedBy Dardania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dardani

Illyrian tribes
knownFor mineral resources
strategic location on Balkan routes
languageGroup Illyrian language
surface form: Illyrian (likely)
laterAffectedBy Slavs
surface form: Slavic migrations
laterPartOf Illyricum prefecture
surface form: Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum
locatedIn central Balkans
majorCity Naissus
Scupi
Ulpiana
modernCountryTerritory Albania (small parts)
Kosovo
North Macedonia
Serbia
namedAfter Dardania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dardani
partOf Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
partOfToday Balkans
precededBy Dardania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dardanian Kingdom
religionInLateAntiquity Christianity
religionInRomanPeriod Roman paganism
romanizationBegan 1st century BC
roughlyCorrespondsTo modern Kosovo
parts of northern North Macedonia
parts of southern Serbia
status defunct historical region
timePeriod Antiquity
Late Antiquity

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Justinian I placeOfBirth Dardania
Naissus preRomanSettlementOf Dardania
this entity surface form: Dardanians
Dardanus associatedWith Dardania
Dardanus founded Dardania
Dardanus ruled Dardania
Dardanus ethnicEponymOf Dardania
this entity surface form: Dardanians
Dardania precededBy Dardania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dardanian Kingdom
Dardania inhabitedBy Dardania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dardani
Dardania namedAfter Dardania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dardani
Petrus Sabbatius birthPlace Dardania
Tauresium region Dardania
Justin I placeOfBirth Dardania
Chlorus birthPlace Dardania
subject surface form: Constantius Chlorus
Dacia Ripensis borderedBy Dardania
Chrysē associatedWith Dardania
Chrysē founded Dardania
subject surface form: Dardanus
Batea associatedWith Dardania
Batea associatedPlace Dardania
Erichthonius residence Dardania
Idaeus associatedWith Dardania
Assaracus country Dardania
Δάρδανος founded Dardania
this entity surface form: Δαρδανία
Δάρδανος founded Dardania
Δάρδανος ethnicProgenitorOf Dardania
this entity surface form: Dardanians
Triballi neighboringPeople Dardania
this entity surface form: Dardanians