Losorion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Losorion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Losorion or Lysiris (), was a Byzantine (Roman) fortification on the eastern Black Sea coast, in Lazica in what is now Batumi, western Georgia. In the 6th century, it was constructed by Byzantine emperor Justinian I,Procopius, The Buildings, 3, 7, 7. and due to its strategic location became a battleground of the 541–562 Lazic War between Rome and Sasanian Persia (Iran). It was identified with the Medieval fortress of Batumi, known as Tamaris Tsikhe, i.e. Queen Tamar's Castle.Natsvlishvili, Natia FORTIFICATIONS OF LAZICA IN THE AGE OF JUSTINIAN I 2016 Read more on Wikipedia
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