Pannonia Inferior
Province of the Roman Empire (103-3rd century)
Pannonia Inferior, lit. Lower Pannonia, was a province of the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sirmium. It was one of the border provinces on the Danube. It was formed in the year 103 AD by Emperor Trajan who divided the former province of Pannonia into two parts: Pannonia Superior and Pannonia Inferior. The province included parts of present-day states of Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The province was bordered to the east (across the Danube) by a Sarmatian tribe—the Iazyges. Later, the Vandals appeared to the north-east.
Settlements
Major settlements in Pannonia Inferior included:
Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica) which several times served as an imperial residence for several emperors.
Aquincum (Buda), the provincial capital.
“Pannonia Inferior” enters the record as province of the Roman Empire (103-3rd century). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Pannonia, Inferior and Province can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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