Aiadava
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Aiadava was a Dacian town in the Remesiana
region, present day Bela Palanka
, Serbia
.
After the Romans conquered Moesia
in the 75 BC, the new castrum (imperial domain with estates) and municipium was known initially as Ulpianorum and then Remesiana (Moesi
) and laid on the Via Militaris
road, between Naissus and Serdica.
Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565) had following strongholds in the district of Remesiana:
The patron saint
of Romania
, Nicetas of Remesiana
, was a 4th century bishop
at Remesiana, of possible Dacian descent.
Excavations include well-preserved castrum dating to 4th century, a hoard of 260 coins minted during the rule of Constantine I
, Theodosius I
, Tiberius Claudius Nero
(3rd century AD).
Remesiana
Remesiana was an ancient Roman city built after the Roman conquest of Moesia, in the area of the Dacian town Aiadava. It is located all around and under modern day city of Bela Palanka, Serbia....
region, present day Bela Palanka
Bela Palanka
Bela Palanka is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of south-east Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 8,112, while population of the municipality is 12,051. In ancient times, the town was known as Remesiana...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
After the Romans conquered Moesia
Moesia
Moesia was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube River. It included territories of modern-day Southern Serbia , Northern Republic of Macedonia, Northern Bulgaria, Romanian Dobrudja, Southern Moldova, and Budjak .-History:In ancient...
in the 75 BC, the new castrum (imperial domain with estates) and municipium was known initially as Ulpianorum and then Remesiana (Moesi
Moesi
The Moesi were a Daco-Thracian tribe who inhabited present day Serbia and Bulgaria, part of the then Roman province of Moesia, which was named after them in 87 AD by the Romans after the Romans under Crassus defeated them in the 29 BC.- History :...
) and laid on the Via Militaris
Via Militaris
Via Militaris or Via Diagonalis was an ancient Roman road, starting from Singidunum , passing by Danube coast to Viminacium , through Naissus , Serdica , Philippopolis , Adrianopolis , and reaching Constantinople...
road, between Naissus and Serdica.
Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565) had following strongholds in the district of Remesiana:
Brittura Subaras Lamponiana Stronges Dalmatas Primiana Phrerraria Topera Tomes Cuas Tzertzenutzas Stens Aeadaba Destreba Pretzouries Cumudeba Deurias Lutzolo Rhepordenes Spelonca Scumbro Briparo Tulcoburgo Longiana Lupophantana Dardapara Dardapara Dardapara was two Thracian localities in the Dardania-Remesiana regions , present Serbia.Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I rebuilt Dardapara.A Dardapara has been connected with Grdelica, in Leskovac, southern Serbia.... Burdomina Grinciapana Graecus Drasimarca |
The patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Nicetas of Remesiana
Nicetas of Remesiana
Saint Nicetas was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, but which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea.-Biography:...
, was a 4th century bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
at Remesiana, of possible Dacian descent.
Excavations include well-preserved castrum dating to 4th century, a hoard of 260 coins minted during the rule of Constantine I
Constantine I
Constantine the Great , also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all...
, Theodosius I
Theodosius I
Theodosius I , also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. During his reign, the Goths secured control of Illyricum after the Gothic War, establishing their homeland...
, Tiberius Claudius Nero
Tiberius Claudius Nero
-Roman Republic:* Tiberius Claudius Nero, the first man supposed to bear the name, son of Appius Claudius Caecus*Tiberius Claudius Nero * Three praetors whose lifetimes overlap:...
(3rd century AD).
See also
- DaciaDaciaIn ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
- List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
- Archaeological Sites of Great Importance (Serbia)Archaeological Sites of Great Importance (Serbia)Archaeological Sites of Great Importance are the archaeological sites in the Republic of Serbia that have the second level of the State protection.Those are part of the Cultural Property of Great Importance protection list.-See also:...
- RemesianaRemesianaRemesiana was an ancient Roman city built after the Roman conquest of Moesia, in the area of the Dacian town Aiadava. It is located all around and under modern day city of Bela Palanka, Serbia....