Macedonia Secunda
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Macedonia Secunda was a late Roman and early Byzantine province carved from the larger region of Macedonia, centered around Thessalonica and serving as an important administrative and military district in the Balkans.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macedonia Secunda canonical | 4 |
| Lower Macedon | 2 |
| Macedonia Salutaris | 2 |
| Roman Macedonia | 2 |
| Macedonia (late Roman Diocese) | 1 |
| Macedonia II | 1 |
| Province of Macedonia Secunda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8259960 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Macedonia Secunda Context triple: [province of Macedonia, successorEntity, Macedonia Secunda]
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A.
Macedon
Macedon was an ancient kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula that rose to prominence under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, becoming the center of a vast empire.
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B.
Nichoria
Nichoria is an important archaeological site in Messenia, Greece, known for its evidence of settlement continuity and social organization during the Greek Dark Ages.
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C.
Dardania
Dardania was an ancient region in the central Balkans, roughly corresponding to parts of modern Kosovo and surrounding areas, known as a Roman and later Byzantine province.
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D.
Argeia
Argeia is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the daughter of King Adrastus of Argos and the wife of Polynices, one of the Seven against Thebes.
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E.
Daulida
Daulida is an alternative name for the ancient Greek town of Daulis in the region of Phocis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Macedonia Secunda Target entity description: Macedonia Secunda was a late Roman and early Byzantine province carved from the larger region of Macedonia, centered around Thessalonica and serving as an important administrative and military district in the Balkans.
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A.
Macedon
Macedon was an ancient kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula that rose to prominence under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, becoming the center of a vast empire.
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B.
Nichoria
Nichoria is an important archaeological site in Messenia, Greece, known for its evidence of settlement continuity and social organization during the Greek Dark Ages.
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C.
Dardania
Dardania was an ancient region in the central Balkans, roughly corresponding to parts of modern Kosovo and surrounding areas, known as a Roman and later Byzantine province.
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D.
Argeia
Argeia is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the daughter of King Adrastus of Argos and the wife of Polynices, one of the Seven against Thebes.
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E.
Daulida
Daulida is an alternative name for the ancient Greek town of Daulis in the region of Phocis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine province
ⓘ
Roman province ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Thessalonica
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| alternativeName |
Macedonia II
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia Secunda
Macedonia Salutaris ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia Secunda
|
| borderedBy |
Epirus Nova
ⓘ
Macedonia Prima ⓘ Thessalia ⓘ
linked to:
Thessaly
|
| capital |
Thessalonica
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| carvedFrom |
Macedonia (Roman province)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Macedonia
|
| country |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| establishedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | praeses ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Diocletianic and Constantinian reforms ⓘ |
| hadRole |
administrative district
ⓘ
military district ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageName | Macedonia Secunda ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
modern North Macedonia
ⓘ
northern Greece ⓘ southwestern Bulgaria ⓘ |
| includedCity |
Beroea
ⓘ
Heraclea Lyncestis ⓘ Stobi ⓘ Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| languageOfAdministration | Latin ⓘ |
| laterLanguageOfAdministration | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Macedonia (region) ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia
|
| militaryFunction |
protection of Thessalonica
ⓘ
support of Danubian frontier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diocese of Macedonia
ⓘ
Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum ⓘ
linked to:
Illyricum prefecture
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Macedonia Prima ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between the Aegean and the Danube
ⓘ
defense of the Balkan interior ⓘ |
| successorEntity | Theme of Thessalonica ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Byzantine period
ⓘ
Late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
|
| typeOfDivision | provincia ⓘ |
| usedIn | late Roman administrative reforms ⓘ |
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Subject: Macedonia Secunda Description of subject: Macedonia Secunda was a late Roman and early Byzantine province carved from the larger region of Macedonia, centered around Thessalonica and serving as an important administrative and military district in the Balkans.
Referenced by (13)
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