After his assassination in an inside plot, the empire was divided into several smaller states.
== Zgodovina ==Po antičnih geografskih virih je Mezija na jugu mejila na Haemus (Balkan) in Scardus (Šar planina), na zahodu na reko Drinus (Drina), na severu na reko Donaris (Donava) in na vzhodu na Euxine (Črno morje).