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Moesia

American  
[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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On his way through Pannonia he put down the usurper M. Aurelius Julianus, and encountered the army of Diocletian in Moesia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

But no sooner had they reached Moesia than troubles broke out.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

We are also introduced for the first time to the warlike mountaineers of Bosnia, Albania, Upper Moesia, and the almost inaccessible districts of the Pindus and the Balkan.

From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of

The bulk of them streamed south-westward, and settled in Pannonia, the border-province of the Western Empire, on the frontier of the East-Roman districts of Dacia and Moesia.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

The East Roman emperors were compelled to cede to them the province of Moesia and to pay them an annual tribute.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

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