Dacia Mediterranea
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Dacia Mediterranea was a late Roman province in the central Balkans, created from parts of earlier Dacian and Moesian territories and centered around important cities such as Serdica (modern Sofia).
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naissus | 0 |
| Serdica | 0 |
| Diocese of Dacia | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman province ⓘ |
| administrativeDiocese | Diocese of Dacia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dacia Ripensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dardania NERFINISHED ⓘ Thracia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Serdica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Dacia Ripensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dacian territories ⓘ Moesia Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ Moesian territories ⓘ |
| currency | Roman coinage ⓘ |
| dissolvedDueTo | Slavic and Avar invasions ⓘ |
| dissolvedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Diocletianic-Constantinian reorganization ⓘ |
| governedBy | praeses ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name refers to inland or interior Dacia ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ central Balkans ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Naissus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serdica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | frontier defense in central Balkans ⓘ |
| modernName |
Niš
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dacia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Dacia Ripensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moesia Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | defunct administrative unit ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of central Balkan routes
ⓘ
protection of imperial communications between Thrace and Illyricum ⓘ |
| successor | Byzantine administrative themes in the Balkans ⓘ |
| terrain |
inland
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.