Naissos

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Naissos is the ancient name of the city of Niš, a historically significant urban center in present-day Serbia known since Roman times.

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Naissos canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman city
ancient city
historical settlement
ancientNameOf Niš
associatedWithEmperor Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great
battleApproxDate 3rd century
battleInvolvedEmpire Roman Empire
battleOpponents Gothic tribes
birthplaceOf Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great
category Ancient cities in Serbia
Populated places of the Roman Empire
Roman towns and cities in Serbia
continuityOfSettlement from Roman period to modern Niš
hasAlternativeName Naissus
hasAlternativeTransliteration Naissos self-link
hasArchaeologicalSite remains of Roman Naissus
hasCulturalSignificance important center in Roman Balkans
hasFeature fortifications
public buildings
urban infrastructure
hasHistoricalPeriod Early Byzantine period
Late Antiquity
Roman Antiquity
surface form: Roman period
hasLatinName Naissus
hasModernSuccessor Niš
hasNotableEvent Battle of Naissus
isUrbanCenter true
knownSince Roman times
languageOfName Latin
locatedInHistoricalProvince Moesia
Moesia Prima
surface form: Moesia Superior
locatedInPresentDay Niš
locatedInPresentDayCountry Serbia
locatedInRegion Balkans
locatedOnRiver Nišava River
locatedOnRoute important Roman roads in the Balkans
route between Singidunum and Constantinople
modernAdministrativeArea Nišava District
modernCountry Serbia
partOfEmpire Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
regionHistoricalImportance major urban center in central Balkans
strategicLocation true
usedAsNameUntil Late Antiquity

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Naissus, in the Roman province of Moesia (modern Niš, Serbia) attestedAs Naissos
subject surface form: Naissus
Naissus hasAlternativeName Naissos
Naissos hasAlternativeTransliteration Naissos self-link