Great Moravia

Great Moravia (Old Church Slavonic approximately ????? ??????, Czech Velká Morava, Slovak Ve?ká Morava, Latin Magna Moravia) was a Slav state existing on the territory of present-day Moravia and Slovakia between 833 and the early 10th century. The first use of the designation "Great Moravia" stems from Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos in his work De Administrando Imperio (around 950 A.D.). "Moravia" did not refer (only) to present-day Moravia, but to the country on both sides of the Morava river, and/or to a country whose (currently unknown) capital was probably called Morava. "Great" refers to Moravia plus the annexed territories.

Related Topics:
Old Church Slavonic - Czech - Slovak - Latin - Slav - Slovakia - 833 - 10th century - Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos - De Administrando Imperio - 950 - Moravia - Morava

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Some Slovak authors call the country the Great Slovak Empire.

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