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The battle for Nish was not one, but five different battles. The first engagement was a battle against a small garrison in Nish and the Crusaders captured, pillaged, and burned the town. [ 12 ] This was followed by three battles against three different Ottoman armies advancing on Nish.
The Romans occupied the town in the period of the "Dardanian War" (75-73 BC), and set up a legionary camp. [17] The city (called refugia and vici in pre-Roman relation), because of its strategic position (Thracians were based to the south [17]) developed as an important garrison and market town of the province of Moesia Superior. [18]
The Romans occupied the town during the Dardanian campaign (75–73 BC), and set up a legionary camp in the city. [25] The city, called refugia and vici in pre-Roman relation, as a result of its strategic position (the Thracians were based to the south [25]) developed as an important garrison and market town in the province of Moesia Superior. [26]
Several battles have been fought in and around Niš, thus Battle of Niš (Serbian: Битка код Ниша) may refer to: Battle of Naissus (268 or 269), fought between the Roman Empire and the Goths; Battle of Niš (1443), fought between a Christian alliance (Hungary, Poland and Serbia) against the Ottoman Empire
The British Bible scholar, Hugh J. Schonfield theorized that the location of Armageddon, mentioned only in the New Testament, at (Revelation 16:16), is a Greek garbling of a supposed late Aramaic name for Ramoth-Gilead; that this location, having anciently belonged to the Hebrew tribe of Gad, was, in New Testament times, part of the Greek ...
The placename appears in the Books of Samuel in two narratives: In the first narrative (1 Samuel 4:1–11), the Philistines defeat the Israelites, even though the Israelites bring the Ark of the Covenant onto the battlefield in hope of bringing about a divinely assured victory.
The series was written as a Bible study aid. Russell held that topical study was the best approach, rather than verse by verse. The series contains commentary about biblical events and expressions, and progresses from elementary topics such as the existence of God and promoting the Bible as God's word, to deeper subject matter throughout the ...
Niš operation (Serbian: Нишка операција, Bulgarian: Нишка операция) was an offensive operation of the Bulgarian army, supported by Yugoslav Partisans against German Army Group E to secure the left flank of the Third Ukrainian Front of the Red Army.