Moesia Prima
| Provincia Moesia Prima Moesia Prima |
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| Capital | Viminacium | ||||
| Historical era | Late Antiquity | ||||
| • | Administrative reform | ca. 293 | |||
| • | Destruction | ca. 602 | |||
Moesia Prima (/ˈmiːʃə/, /ˈmiːsi.ə/, or /ˈmiːʒə/;Latin: Moesia; Greek: Μοισία) 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 Viminacium, near modern Kostolac in Serbia).
Province of Moesia Prima was created at the end of the 3rd century during administrative reforms of roman emperor Diocletian (284–305) who divided the Province of Moesia Superior in two separate provinces: Moesia Prima to the north and Dardania to the south.
Sometime in 293–294, emperor Diocletian traveled through Moesia Superior and came to its capital Viminacium. During that visit he created new province under the name Moesia Superior Margensis or Moesia Prima. The term Margensis was used in reference to the name of Margus River that runs through the province. Emperor also registered that the inhabitants of province wrote in Latin, as opposed to Greek in the southern regions.
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