Naissus was a city in the territory of which empire during Attila's campaigns?

Naissus was a city in the territory of which empire during Attila's campaigns?

• A. Western Roman Empire
• B. Macedonian Empire
• C. Byzantine Empire
• D. Eastern Roman Empire

Answer: (D)

The question is about who controlled the Balkans frontier during Attila’s campaigns. Naissus, in the Balkans along the Danube, was part of the Eastern Roman Empire after the empire’s split in 395. Attila’s forces moved against the eastern frontier, so Naissus lay within the territory under Eastern Roman administration, not the Western Roman Empire. The term Byzantine Empire is a later name for the same eastern realm, but in the period of Attila it’s more precise to refer to it as the Eastern Roman Empire. So Naissus was in the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire.

The question is about who controlled the Balkans frontier during Attila’s campaigns. Naissus, in the Balkans along the Danube, was part of the Eastern Roman Empire after the empire’s split in 395. Attila’s forces moved against the eastern frontier, so Naissus lay within the territory under Eastern Roman administration, not the Western Roman Empire. The term Byzantine Empire is a later name for the same eastern realm, but in the period of Attila it’s more precise to refer to it as the Eastern Roman Empire. So Naissus was in the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire.