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356 Roman authorities make an attempt to arrest Athanasius
on the accusation of supporting the usurper Magnentius
. Athenasius eludes them, fleeing to the desert to hide amongst the monks of Mount Nitria
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833 Mojmír I unifies Great Moravia
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863 Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius come to Great Moravia upon a request of Prince Rastislav
864 First written reference to Devín Castle, when Louis the German
besieged Great Moravian prince Rastislav there
871 Svatopluk I
becomes king of Great Moravia
874 The territory of the Vistulans is conquered by king Svatopluk I
of Great Moravia.
880 Pope John VIII
issued the Bull "Industriae Tuae", creating an independent ecclesiastical province in Great Moravia with Archbishop Saint Methodius
as its head. The Old Church Slavonic was recognized as the fourth liturgical language, besides Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
883 The Balaton Principality is conquered by king Svatopluk I
of Great Moravia.
890 The sovereignty of Great Moravian king Svatopluk I
in Bohemia
is confirmed.
890 Lusatia becomes a part of Great Moravia.
892 Arnulf of Carinthia
invades Great Moravia
894 Mojmír II becomes King of Great Moravia after the death of his father Svatopluk I
894 Died
895 Bohemia
breaks away from Great Moravia
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