[6] After the death of Emperor Manuel I, the Hungarian King Béla III first seized the areas between Belgrade and Braničevo.
[7][9] At the end of the 12th century, Byzantium regained Braničevo and the Danube border, but finally lost this territory after the 4th Crusade and the First Fall of Constantinople.
During the 11th and 12th centuries; Braničevo, the road Via Militaris and the Balkans played a significant role for western travelers and pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land.
[10] In 1147, the two armies of the Second Crusade led by German king Konrad III Hohenstaufen and Louis VII of France passed through via Braničevo.
[citation needed] An excavation of the site in 2011 revealed a set of marver purple glass vessels dating back to the 12th century.