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ΜΟΙΣΙΑ (Αρχαία χώρα) ΘΡΑΚΗ
A Roman province in Europe, was bounded on the S. by M. Haemus, which
separated it from Thrace, and by M. Orbelus and Scordus, which separated it from
Macedonia, on the W. by M. Scordus and the rivers Drinus and Savus, which separated
it from Illyricum and Pannonia, on the N. by the Danube, which separated it from
Dacia, and on the E. by the Pontus Euxinus, thus corresponding to the present
Servia and Bulgaria. The Greeks called it Mysia (Musia), and the inhabitants Mysians
(Musoi), and sometimes European Mysia (Musia he en Europei, Dion Cass. xlix. 36;
Appian, Ill. 6), to distinguish it from Mysia in Asia.
The original inhabitants of Moesia were, according to Strabo, a tribe
of Thracians, and were the ancestors of the Mysians of Asia (vii. p. 295). Of
the early history of the country, little or nothing is known. In B.C. 277, a large
body of Gaulish invaders entered Moesia, after the defeat and death of their leader
Brennus, and settled there under the name of the Scordisci. The Romans first entered
Moesia in B.C. 75, when C. Scribonius Curio, proconsul of Macedonia, penetrated
as far as the Danube, and gained a victory over the Moesians. (S. Ruf. Brev. 7;
Jornand. de Regn. Succ. 50; Eutrop. vi. 2.) But the permanent subjugation of Moesia
was probably effected by M.Licinius Crassus, the grandson of the triumvir, who
was proconsul of Macedonia in B.C. 29. (Liv. Ep. 134, 135; Dion Cass. li. 25-27;
Flor. iv. 12, 15.) This may be inferred from the statement of Dion Cassius (liii.
7), who represents Augustus two years afterwards (B.C. 27) speaking of the subjugation
of Gallia, Mysia, and Aegypt. Further, in A.D. 6, Dion Cassius mentions the governor
of Mysia (lv. 29), and in A.D. 14 Tacitus speaks of the legatus Moesiae (Ann.
i. 79); so that there can be no doubt that it was reduced into the form of a province
in the reign of Augustus, and that the statement of Appian is incorrect, that
it did not become a Roman province till the reign of Tiberius. (Ill. 30.) In the
reign of Tiberius, Moesia was laid waste by the Dacians and Sarmatians, being
then without a garrison, contrary to the usual Roman practice, for a legion was
generally stationed there. (Suet. Tib. 41, Vesp. 6; Tacit. Ann. xvi. 6.) As a
frontier province of the empire. it was strengthened by a line of stations and
fortresses along the south bank of the Danube. A Roman wall was built from Axiopolis
to Tomi, as a defence against the Sarmatians and Scythians, who inhabited the
delta of the Danube. Moesia was originally only one province, but was divided
into two provinces, called Moesia Superior and Inferior, probably at the commencement
of Trajan's reign. (Marquardt, in Becker's Romisch. Alterth. vol. iii. pt. i.
p. 106.) Each province was governed by a consular legatus, and was divided into
smaller districts (regiones et vici). Moesia Superior was the western, and Moesia
Inferior the eastern half of the country; they were separated from each other
by the river Cebrus or Ciabrus, a tributary of the Danube. (Ptol. iii. 9, 10.)
They contained several Roman colonies, of which two, Ratiaria and Oescus, were
made colonies by Trajan, and Viminacium by Gordian III. (Marquardt, l. c.) The
conquest of Dacia, by Trajan, removed the frontiers of the empire farther north,
beyond the Danube. The emperor Hadrian visited Moesia, as we are informed by his
medals, in his general progress through the empire, and games in his honour were
celebrated at Pincum. In A.D. 250 the Goths invaded Moesia. Decius, who was then
emperor, marched against them, but was defeated and killed in a battle with them
in 251. What the valour of Decius could not effect, his successor, Trebonianus
Gallus, obtained by bribery; and the Goths withdrew to the Dniester. When Aurelian
gave up Dacia to the Goths, and withdrew his troops and part of the inhabitants
to the south side of the river, he formed a settlement in the heart of Moesia,
which was named from him Dacia Aureliani. In 395 the Ostrogoths, being hard pressed
by the Huns, requested permission of the Romans to pass the Danube, and settle
in Moesia. The request was acceded to by Valens, who was then emperor, and a large
number took advantage of the privilege. They soon, however, quarrelled with the
Roman authorities, and killed Valens, who marched to oppose them. The Goths, who
settled in Moesia, are sometimes called Moeso-Goths, and it was for their use
that Ulphilas translated the Scriptures into Gothic about the middle of the fourth
century. In the seventh century the Sclavonians entered Moesia, and the Bulgarians
about the same time, and founded the kingdoms of Bulgaria and Servia.
Moesia was occupied by various populations; the following are enumerated
by Ptolemy and Pliny (Ptol. iii. 9; Plin. iii. 26): the Dardani, Celegeri, Triballi,
Timachi, Moesi, Thraces, Scythae, Tricornesii, Pincensii, Troglodytes, and Peucini,
to which may be added the Scordisci. (Liv. xl. 57.) The relative situations of
these people were somewhat as follows: the Dardani, said to be a colony from Dardania
in Asia, dwelt on the borders of Macedonia. The Triballi dwelt near the river
Ciabrus; the Timachi by the river Timachus. The Triconesii, who derived their
name from Tricornum, were on the confines of Dalmatia. The Peucini inhabited the
island of Pence, at the mouth of the Danube. The Thraces were near their own country;
the Scordisci, between the Dardani and Dalmatia. The Moesi, or Mysi, proper, inhabited
the heart of the country to which they gave their name, on the banks of the river
Ciabrus.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited August 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
A country of Europe, called by the Greeks Mysia. It was bounded on the south by Thrace and Macedonia, on the west by Illyricum and Pannonia, on the north by the Danube, and on the east by the Pontus Euxinus, thus corresponding roughly to the present Servia and Bulgaria. This country was subdued in the reign of Augustus (B.C. 29), and was made a Roman province at the commencement of the reign of Tiberius. It was afterwards formed into two provinces, called Moesia Superior and Moesia Inferior, the former being the western and the latter the eastern half of the country. When Aurelian surrendered Dacia to the barbarians and removed the inhabitants of that province to the south of the Danube, the middle part of Moesia was called Dacia Aureliani.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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