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Phespirit goes to Serbia
Niš September 2006
AROUND SERBIA
Phespirit lives on the island of Great Britain, which has a long and rich history but is rarely in invaded and enjoys consistent physical boundaries. The nations of Eastern Europe, however, see empires ebb and flow with violent regularity. Check out this short history of Niš - it's why the east will always be fascinating to Phespirit:
| pre-Roman |
region inhabited by Celts |
| 274-280AD |
Roman Emperor Constantine the Great born in Naissus (Niš) |
| 441 |
city destroyed by Attila the Hun |
| 448 |
city destroyed by further Hun attacks |
| 480 |
city destroyed by Barbarians |
| 6th century |
city rebuilt by Byzantine Emperor Justinian |
| 615 |
city destroyed by Avars |
| 987 |
city under control of Bulgarian Emperor Simeon |
| 11th century |
city regained by Byzantium |
| 1072 |
city raided by Hungarians |
| 1183 |
Niš incorporated into Serbia by Stefan Nemanja |
| 1197 |
Stefan Nemanja defeated by Greeks |
| 1241 |
Niš regained by Serbia |
| 1448-1877 |
Niš comes under Turkish Ottoman rule |
| 1809 |
Battle of Cegar Hill during the first Serbian national uprising |
| 1878 |
Niš regained by Serbia |
| 1915-1918 |
Niš occupied by Bulgarian army |
| 1918-present |
Niš free and unoccupied within the borders of Serbia |
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