Scupi
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Scupi was an ancient city that served as a major political and administrative center in the region of Dardania, in the central Balkans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scupi canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 42.03°N 21.39°E ⓘ |
| country | North Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Early Byzantine
ⓘ
Late Roman ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | earthquake of 518 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from North Macedonia ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dardanians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
basilicas
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ necropolis ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site of national importance in North Macedonia ⓘ |
| inception | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dardania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Balkans ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | North Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Skopje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | terrace above the Vardar River valley ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Zlokukjani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman province of Moesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Moesia Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Dardania ⓘ |
| presentDayFunction |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| religion |
early Christianity
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center of Dardania
ⓘ
political center of Dardania ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Gothic invasions
ⓘ
Roman conquest of Dardania NERFINISHED ⓘ earthquake of 518 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Roman era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military camp
ⓘ
municipal center ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.