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The fall of the old Singidunum
The great roman imperium was divided in the year 395 into Western Roman imperia with Rome as its capital, and Eastern Roman imperia (Byzantium) with Constantinople as a capital. Singidumum became a part of Byzantic Emipire, an important traffic and strategic part of the imperia, got ramparts and new fortifications.
In the first half of the 5th century, the Huns, and for them it was said, “Where a Hun’s horse steps, grass no longer grows”, under the leadership of Atila (known as "the god’s whip”) took over Singidunum, but only for a short period of time. The came and disappeared as a hurricane that comes and goes fast, destroys everything, bringing no use to itself or others.
The Saramats took the power over Singidunum, but soon after it was again under power of Byzantium.
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