Viminacium to mark anniversary of Edict of Milan

The archaeological park Viminacium will be the center of celebration of the 17 centuries of the Edict of Milan.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 25.04.2013.

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BELGRADE The archaeological park Viminacium will be the center of celebration of the 17 centuries of the Edict of Milan. On May 18, an exhibition will be opened there, dedicated to Constantine the Great, "and the birth of Christianity in the territory of Serbia," it has been announced. Viminacium to mark anniversary of Edict of Milan Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida will be performed in the park as part of the celebration. The exhibition on Constantine the Great and the Edict of Milan in 3013 and the birth of Christianity in the Roman provinces in the territory of modern-day Serbia will present "180 first class cultural artefacts discovered in Serbia," it was also said. Constantine I, Rome's first Christian emperor, was born in what is today the town of Nis, in southern Serbia. The exhibition aims to present the era of Constantine the Great and the periods that preceded it and followed it, Director of the Belgrade National Museum Bojana Boric-Breskovic told Tanjug. The artefacts will be on display until June 18 and they represent the testimony of Constantine's rule, the Edict of Milan and the beginnings of Christianity in Serbia. After Viminacium, the exhibition will be transferred to Belgrade (July 2 to September 9) and would then move on to Nis, on September 19. The music ensemble of the National Theater in Belgrade will perform the famous opera by Verdi in the reconstructed amphitheatre of Viminacium as one of the rare of its kind preserved in Europe. A sight from Viminacium (Tanjug) Tanjug

Viminacium to mark anniversary of Edict of Milan

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida will be performed in the park as part of the celebration.

The exhibition on Constantine the Great and the Edict of Milan in 3013 and the birth of Christianity in the Roman provinces in the territory of modern-day Serbia will present "180 first class cultural artefacts discovered in Serbia," it was also said.

Constantine I, Rome's first Christian emperor, was born in what is today the town of Niš, in southern Serbia.

The exhibition aims to present the era of Constantine the Great and the periods that preceded it and followed it, Director of the Belgrade National Museum Bojana Borić-Brešković told Tanjug.

The artefacts will be on display until June 18 and they represent the testimony of Constantine's rule, the Edict of Milan and the beginnings of Christianity in Serbia.

After Viminacium, the exhibition will be transferred to Belgrade (July 2 to September 9) and would then move on to Niš, on September 19.

The music ensemble of the National Theater in Belgrade will perform the famous opera by Verdi in the reconstructed amphitheatre of Viminacium as one of the rare of its kind preserved in Europe.

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