Disambiguation evidence for Naissus, in the Roman province of Moesia (modern Niš, Serbia) via surface form

"Naissus"


As subject (45)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Naissus".

Predicate Object
associatedWith Constantinian dynasty
attestedAs Naissos
attestedAs Naissos (Greek form)
attestedIn Late Roman sources
birthplaceOf Constantinus Magnus
surface form: Constantine the Great
birthplaceOf Constantius III
birthplaceOf possibly other members of the Constantinian dynasty
controlledBy Roman legion
surface form: Roman legions
coordinatesApprox 43.3°N 21.9°E
countryDuringRomanPeriod Moesia
flourishedIn 3rd century
flourishedIn 4th century
foundedBy Romans
hasArchaeologicalSite remains beneath modern Niš
hasFeature fortifications
hasFeature public buildings
hasFeature urban street grid
hasRole administrative center
hasRole commercial center
hasRole military stronghold
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
historicalPeriod Roman Antiquity
surface form: Roman Imperial period
instanceOf Roman city
instanceOf ancient city
instanceOf settlement in the Roman Empire
knownFor birthplace of Constantine the Great
knownFor important military stronghold
knownFor strategic position on Balkan routes
languageUsed Latin
laterProvince Moesia
surface form: Moesia Superior
locatedIn Moesia
surface form: Roman province of Moesia
locatedIn central Balkans
locatedInPresentDay Niš
locatedInPresentDay Serbia
modernCountry Serbia
modernSuccessor Niš
nearbyFrontier Danube limes
partOf Balkans
partOf Roman Empire
region Illyricum
religionPracticed Roman paganism
religionPracticed early Christianity
situatedOn Nišava River
strategicRole junction of important Roman roads
strategicRole key crossroads between Danube and Aegean regions