| Provincia Pannonia Valeria | |||||||||
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| Province of theRoman Empire | |||||||||
| 296–5th century | |||||||||
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| Capital | Sopianae | ||||||||
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| • Coordinates | 46°05′00″N18°13′00″E / 46.0833°N 18.2166°E /46.0833; 18.2166 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 296 | ||||||||
• Domain of the Ostrogoths | 5th century | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Hungary,Croatia | ||||||||
ThePannonia Valeria or simplyValeria, also known asPannonia Ripensis, was one of theprovinces of the Roman Empire. It was formed in the year 296, during the reign of emperorDiocletian, in a division ofPannonia Inferior. The capital of the province wasSopianae (todayPécs). Pannonia Valeria included parts of present-dayHungary andCroatia.
The province continued as an entity under the rule of theHuns until the rise of theKingdom of the Ostrogoths in the 5th century.
It then became the central Avar realm then part of theAvar March, later grew into theLower Pannonian Principality regainingPannonia Secunda before being conquered by theMagyars.
