Sirmium

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Sirmium was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Pannonia, serving as a major military, administrative, and imperial center in the late Roman Empire.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
archaeological site
associatedWithEmperor Constantius II
Diocletian
Galerius
Gratian
Maximian
birthplaceOf Decius
Gratian
Maximian
Probus
several Roman emperors
capitalOf Diocese of Pannonia (de facto)
Pannonia Secunda
conqueredBy Huns
countryDuringRomanPeriod Illyricum
declinedInCentury 6th century
flourishedInCentury 3rd century
4th century
foundedBy Romans
grantedStatus colonia
municipium
hadInfrastructure amphitheatre
aqueducts
baths
forum
granaries
hippodrome
imperial palace
hadReligion early Christianity
hasRole administrative center
commercial center
imperial residence
military center
provincial capital
hosted several early Christian councils
laterControlledBy Avar Khaganate
Byzantine Empire
locatedIn Pannonia
Pannonia Inferior
Pannonia Secunda
locatedInPresentDay Serbia
Sremska Mitrovica
locatedOnRiver Sava River
modernSiteProtectedAs archaeological park
nearModernCity Sremska Mitrovica
partOf Late Roman Empire
Roman Empire
preRomanSettlementOf Celts
Illyrians
regionToday Syrmia
Vojvodina
sackedBy Goths
usedAs base for Danubian frontier armies
imperial court residence
wasOneOf four capitals of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy
major cities of the Roman Empire
wasSeatOf Bishop of Sirmium


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