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Moesia (/ ˈ m iː ʃ ə,-s i ə,-ʒ ə /; Latin: Moesia; Greek: Μοισία, romanized: Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River. As a Roman domain Moesia was administered at first by the governor of Noricum as 'Civitates of Moesia and Triballia'. [4]
Constantine I [g] (27 February c.272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
Moesia, province of the Roman Empire, in the southeastern Balkans in what is now Serbia, part of Macedonia, and part of Bulgaria. Its first recorded people were the Moesi, a Thracian tribe.
Constantine I, known as Constantine the Great officially Flavius Valerius Constantinus , (born Feb. 27, after 280? ce, Naissus, Moesia—died May 22, 337, Ancyrona, near Nicomedia, Bithynia), First Roman emperor to profess Christianity.
The Romans built the Via Militaris in the 1st century, with Naissus being one of the key towns. Niš is also notable as the birthplace of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman Emperor and the founder of Constantinople, as well as Constantius III.
Apr 4, 2021 · Constantine the Great, born in Naissus, Upper Moesia, around 27 February AD 272 or 273, was a Roman emperor. He was the son of Helena, who was an innkeeper’s daughter, and Constantius Chlorus. The exact details of his parents’ marital status are uncertain, leading to the possibility that Constantine might have been an illegitimate child.
The Antique Naissus, today’s city of Niš (SRB), flourished in the fertile valley of the river Nišava, in central parts of Moesia Superior. The settlement of the local people obtained the status of municipium in the 2nd century.
