Moesia

[ mee-shee-uh ]

noun

1. an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.

Example Sentences

Lead archaeologist Miomir Korac said previous findings suggest the ship may date back as far as the 3rd or 4th century AD when Viminacium was capital of the Roman province of Moesia Superior and had a port near a tributary of the Danube River.

From Reuters

Lead archaeologist Miomir Korac said the vessel dated from the 3rd century AD when Viminacium was the capital of the Roman province of Moesia Superior and near a tributary of the Danube river.

From Reuters

The Viminacium site, near the town of Kostolac, around 70 km east of Belgrade, was a military camp and the capital of the Roman province of Moesia Superior, dating back to the 1st century AD.

From Reuters

Athanaric and his division of the Visigoths, having become Christians, entered the Empire a few years later and settled in Moesia.

From Project Gutenberg

During his brief reign Decius was engaged in important operations against the Goths, who crossed the Danube and overran the districts of Moesia and Thrace.

From Project Gutenberg