Moesia (/ ˈ m iː ʃ ə,-s i ə,-ʒ ə /; [1] [2] Latin: Moesia; Greek: Μοισία, romanized: Moisía) [3] was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River.

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. The lower Danube River was the province’s northern border, …

Apr 2, 2025 · Moesia, in ancient geography, was a district inhabited by a Thracian people. It was bounded on the south by the mountain ranges of Haemus and Scardus (Scordus, Scodrus), on the west by the Drinus, on the north by the Danube and on the east by the Euxine.

Moesia Prima (/ ˈ m iː ʃ ə,-s i ə,-ʒ ə /; [1] [2] Latin: Moesia; Greek: Μοισία) [3] was a frontier province of the Late Roman Empire, situated in the central parts of present-day Serbia, along the south bank of the Danube River. Provincial capital was …

Oct 12, 2021 · In 101 CE, the four legions of Moesia - I Italica, IV Flavia Felix, V Macedonica, and VII Claudia - were in preparation to cross the Danube, and legions from across Europe were on the march to Moesia.

The name Moesia was given first to the province of Moesia Superior and expanded into Moesia Inferior along the Danube. After the recreation of Dardania, Moesia referred to Moesia Prima, the northern part of Moesia Superior.

Moesia (/ˈmiːʃə/, /ˈmiːsi.ə/, or /ˈmiːʒə/; Latin: Moesia; Greek: Μοισία) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube River.

Moesia was in the first instance the country of the Moesi, a Thracian tribe (see Thrace) situated on the lower Danube in present-day Serbia. Little is heard of the Moesi before 29 bce, when they were defeated and subdued by M. *Licinius Crassus(2) (Cass. Dio 51. 25. 1).

Stari Kostolac and Drmno villages, at 13 kilometers off Požarevac, were built over the remnants of the ancient City of Viminacium, the capital of the Roman province Moesia Superior. Historical sources state that Viminacium had been a significant military CAMP where the Roman legion Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis had been stationed.

Moesia 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 t...