Turkish replacement for the Belgrad, city in Epirus. Today 'Albania". Once an ancient Macedonian city of Antipatreia (Ancient Koine: Ἀντιπάτρεια, "City of Antipater") or Antipatrea in Latin. In Roman times it was included within Epirus Nova, in the province of Macedonia, while during the early Romeian (i.e. "Byzantine") Empire the name of the town was Pulcheriopolis (Byzantine Koine: Πουλχεριόπολις, "City of Pulcheria"). It was recorded in Medieval Latin as Belogradum, Bellegradum, in Turkish as Belgrad, in Italian as Belgrado, etc. In the Republic of Venice the city was known as Belgrado di Romania ("Romeian Belgrade"), while in the Ottoman Empire it was also known as Belgrad-i Arnavud ("Belgrade in Albania") to distinguish it from Belgrade in Serbia.