Mediana Museum
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Mediana was a royal property with luxurious residence and highly
organized economy, placed in the suburb of the antique Niš - Naissus.
Constantine the Great (280 - 337 AD) was born and raised in
Naissus.
His mother Helena was of humble origin, but his father Flavius Valerius
Constantinus Hlorus, the founder of the dynasty, descended from
Ilyricus. Constantine the Great ruled the Roman Empire from 306 to 337.
He consolidated the frontiers of the Empire and imposed a firm
organization on the Army and the civil administration. In the year 313,
he issued the Milan Edict, thereby introducing Christianity as the
official religion of the Empire. He moved his royal seat to the East,
to Constantinople, in 330, thus laying the foundation for the new
Byzantine Empire. As a powerful emperor, Constantine did not forget his
birthplace. He erected a majestic residence in one of the luxurious
suburbs of ancient Niš - Mediana, where he often resided and attended
to state affairs. Historical records testify it was in Naissus that he
passed several laws - in 315,319, 324, and 334. Constantine had two
sons, Constantius and Constance, who followed in their father`s
footsteps.