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Welcome to Belgrad, Serbia
In 279 B.C. the Celtic tribe of Scordisci
conquereda Thracian settlement near the
confluence of the Sava and the Danube and
established Singidunum.
At the beginning of the 1st century B.C.
Romans arrived By the end of the 1st century
A.D. IV Roman legionled by Flavius took up
residence in Singidunum.
Around the turn of the 3rd century,
Singidunum became a municipality.
In 239 it gained the rank of a colony.
After the division of the the Roman Empire in
295, itfell under the rule of the Eastern
Roman Empire (Byzantine)and acquired the
Greek name of Singedon.
In 441, The Huns, led by Atilla, demolished
Belgrade.
In 452, Belgrade once more fell to Byzantine
Empire.
In 470, Belgrade was conquered by the
Sarmatians.
In 471, Belgrade came under the Visigoths,
but onlyuntil 488 when it fell under the
Byzantine Empire again.
In 584, The Avars conquered Belgrade.
In 630, there were records of the Byzantine
rule overBelgrade, but at the same time the
Avars arrived to the area, followed by the
Slavs.
In 820, Belgrade became a part of Bulgarian
Empire,and
In 971 fell under the Byzantine Empire.
In 878, the oldest written record of the name
'Beligrad' (White Town), appeared in a letter
of Roman Pope John VIII to Bulgarian Prince
Boris Mihail.
In 983, Belgrade became a part of Macedonian
state, led by Samuilo
In 1018, Byzantine Empire established rule
over Belgrade
In 1071, Belgrade was for the first time
conquered by the Hungarians. It fell under
the Byzantine again
In 1074. The Hungarians demolished it
In 1124, and using the very bricks and stone
built the town of Zemun.
In 1152, both Belgrade and Zemun came under
the Byzantine Empire.The Hungarians struck
back in 1183 and demolished Belgrade, but the
Byzantine Empire was persistent in its
efforts to rule over Belgrade again.
In 1230, Belgrade fell under the Bulgarians
for the second time, but they were chased
away by the Hungarians in 1232.
In 1284, the administration of Belgrade was
given by Hungarian king Ladislas IV to king
Dragutin.
In 1319, the Hungarians began their rule over
Belgrade, which lasted until 1403.
In 1391, the Turks arrived before Belgrade
fortress walls for the first time.
In 1403, following the agreement with
Hungarian king Sigismund, Despot Stefan
Lazareviæ, turned Belgrade into the capital
of the Serbian stat
In 1427, based on the earlier agreement,
Despot Durađ Brankoviæ handed Belgrade over
to the Hungarians.
In 1440, the Turks besieged Belgrade for the
first time, but with no success.
In 1456, again the Turk besieged Belgrade
without success.
In 1521, Belgrade was conquered by the
soldiers of Suleiman the Magnificent.
In 1688, Belgrade was for the first time
conquered by the Austrians. It was handedover
to the Turks
In 1690. The Austrians conquered Belgrade
again in 1717, and
In 1740 it was handed over to the Turks.For
the third time, Belgrade came under the
Austrians
In 1789. Two years later, following the 1791
Treaty it was surrendered to the Ottoman
Empire.
In 1806, Belgrade was conquered by the Serbs.
In 1813, the Turks conquered Belgrade again.
Finally, the administration of Belgrade was
given to the Serbs in 1867.
In 1914, the Austrians bombarded Belgrade.
1915-1918, Belgrade was occupied by Austrians
and Germans
In 1918, Belgrade was the capital of the
State of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
In 1941, Belgrade wasbombarde by the German
air forces.
In 1944, British and American air forces
bombarded Belgrade three times
In 1944, Belgrade was liberated.
In 1999, Belgrade was bombarded by NATO...
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