Naissus

E38674

ancient Roman city settlement

Naissus was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman city → settlement →
associatedWithEmperor	Constantine the Great →
attackedBy	Goths → Huns →
battleOfNaissusDate	268–269 CE →
birthplaceOf	Constans I → Constantine the Great → Constantius III →
crosses	Nišava River →
economicActivity	craft production → trade →
flourishedInPeriod	3rd century → 4th century →
foundedBy	Romans →
hasAlternativeName	Naisos → Naissos → Naisus →
hasArchaeologicalRemains	Roman baths → early Christian basilicas → fortifications → villae rusticae →
hasArchaeologicalSite	Mediana →
hasRole	military stronghold → regional administrative center → trade center →
languageUsed	Latin →
laterControlledBy	Byzantine Empire → First Bulgarian Empire → Medieval Serbian states →
locatedAtSiteOf	Niš →
locatedIn	Balkans → province of Moesia →
locatedInPresentDay	Serbia →
modernSuccessor	City of Niš →
near	confluence of Nišava and South Morava rivers →
partOf	Moesia Superior → Roman Empire →
preRomanSettlementOf	Dardanians →
rebuiltIn	Byzantine period →
region	Central Balkans →
religion	early Christian center →
siteOf	Battle of Naissus →
situatedOn	Via Militaris → important Roman road network →
strategicImportance	control of routes between Danube and Aegean → defense of central Balkans →
sufferedDestructionIn	5th century →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constantine the Great → Constantinus Magnus →	birthPlace
Moesia →	capital
Moesia →	importantCity