Serdika
E735948
Serdika is the ancient name of the city now known as Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, historically significant as a major Roman and Byzantine urban center in the Balkans.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sofia | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ |
| countryDuringByzantinePeriod | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringRomanPeriod | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Late Antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Roman ruins under Largo of Sofia
ⓘ
Serdika archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Serdika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemainsNear |
Banya Bashi Mosque, Sofia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Mineral Baths, Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ St George Rotunda, Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ St Nedelya Church, Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemainsUnder | Largo complex in Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ public baths ⓘ streets with cardo and decumanus ⓘ |
| hasType |
Byzantine city
ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ |
| heritage | important part of Sofia’s historical identity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological remains in central Sofia
ⓘ
strategic location on important Roman roads ⓘ |
| languageHistorical |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayCountry | Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRomanProvince |
Dacia Mediterranea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountryCapitalConnection | capital of Bulgaria is successor city ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| presentIn | historic center of Sofia ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | Christianity in Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | provincial capital ⓘ |
| significance |
major Byzantine urban center in the Balkans
ⓘ
major Roman urban center in the Balkans ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Antiquity ⓘ |
| transportNameUsedBy |
Serdika II metro station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serdika metro station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanContinuityWith | Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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