Marcianopolis
E798962
Marcianopolis was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, known as a regional administrative and military center in the Balkans.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Roman provincial authorities ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsInclude |
early Christian churches
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ late Roman villas ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Moesia Inferior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moesia Secunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringRomanPeriod | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 6th century ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | Dacian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| functionedAs | bishopric ⓘ |
| hadFeature | mosaic floors ⓘ |
| hadStatus | important urban center in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| hadStructure |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
basilicas ⓘ city walls ⓘ public baths ⓘ street grid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Moesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Bulgaria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Devnya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSiteName | Marcianopolis archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ulpia Marciana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sister of Emperor Trajan ⓘ |
| nearbyGeographicalFeature |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danube frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Diocese of Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosperedDuringReignOf |
Constantine the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocletian NERFINISHED ⓘ Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| servedAs |
military center
ⓘ
provincial capital ⓘ regional administrative center ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of routes between Danube and Black Sea ⓘ |
| sufferedInvasionBy |
Avars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ Huns NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.