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Moesia

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[mee-shee-uh] / ˈmi ʃi ə /

noun

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


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A horde of Vandals were beaten and driven out of Pannonia and a victory was won over the Goths in Moesia.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

In 383 the emperor Theodosius, who had demanded a declaration of faith from all party leaders, punished Eunomius for continuing to teach his distinctive doctrines, by banishing him to Halmyris in Moesia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

Procopius and Jornandes have left terrible pictures of the ferocity, debasement, and utter savagery, both of the Bulgars and of their Slav confederates during the period preceding the foundation of the Bulgar dynasty in Moesia.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

In the time of Constantine the Great Thrace and Moesia were again plundered by the Goths, A.D.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

They themselves as we have said, crossed the Danube and settled Dacia Ripensis, Moesia and Thrace by permission of the Emperor.

From The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes

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