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Viminacium was a major city of the Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 province of Moesia
Moesia

Moesia was an ancient region and Roman province situated in the areas of modern Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania along the south bank of the Danube River....
 (today's Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
), and the capital of Moesia Superior. Viminacium was the base camp of Legio VII Claudia
Legio VII Claudia

[Image:Antoninianus-Gallienus-l7claudia-RIC 0348-j-v.jpg|thumb|300px|Gallienus coin, celebrating LEG VII CLA VI P VI F Legio septima Claudia was a Roman legion....
, and hosted for some time the IIII Flavia Felix. It was destroyed in 440 by the Huns, but rebuilt by Justinian I
Justinian I

Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus , AD 482 or 483 ? 13 or 14 November 565, was the second member of the Justinian Dynasty and List of Roman Emperors from 527 until his death....
. During Maurice’s Balkan campaigns, Viminacium saw destruction by the Avars
Avars

Avars may refer to:* Eurasian Avars, a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 6th Century AD* Uar * Caucasian Avars, a modern people of the Caucasus...
 in 584 and a crushing defeat of Avar forces on the northern Danube bank in 599, destroying Avar reputation for invincibility.

Today Kostolac
Kostolac

Kostolac is a small Serbian town on the Danube river in the Branicevo District. The remains of the Roman capital of the province of Moesia Superior Viminacium are located near Stari Kostolac some 20km to the east of Kostolac....
, a small Serbian
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
 town on the Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 river, is located where Viminacium used to be.








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Viminacium was a major city of the Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 province of Moesia
Moesia

Moesia was an ancient region and Roman province situated in the areas of modern Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania along the south bank of the Danube River....
 (today's Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
), and the capital of Moesia Superior. Viminacium was the base camp of Legio VII Claudia
Legio VII Claudia

[Image:Antoninianus-Gallienus-l7claudia-RIC 0348-j-v.jpg|thumb|300px|Gallienus coin, celebrating LEG VII CLA VI P VI F Legio septima Claudia was a Roman legion....
, and hosted for some time the IIII Flavia Felix. It was destroyed in 440 by the Huns, but rebuilt by Justinian I
Justinian I

Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus , AD 482 or 483 ? 13 or 14 November 565, was the second member of the Justinian Dynasty and List of Roman Emperors from 527 until his death....
. During Maurice’s Balkan campaigns, Viminacium saw destruction by the Avars
Avars

Avars may refer to:* Eurasian Avars, a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 6th Century AD* Uar * Caucasian Avars, a modern people of the Caucasus...
 in 584 and a crushing defeat of Avar forces on the northern Danube bank in 599, destroying Avar reputation for invincibility.

Today Kostolac
Kostolac

Kostolac is a small Serbian town on the Danube river in the Branicevo District. The remains of the Roman capital of the province of Moesia Superior Viminacium are located near Stari Kostolac some 20km to the east of Kostolac....
, a small Serbian
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
 town on the Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 river, is located where Viminacium used to be.

See also

  • Kostolac Airport
    Kostolac Airport

    Kostolac Airport is situated on the bank of the Danube river, built in 1998 on the power plant's reclaimed former ash yard. It is near the "Dunavski dragulj" motel, 2 kilometers from the Kostolac town centre....

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