Losorion Explained

Losorion
Map Type:Georgia
Coordinates:41.6633°N 41.6825°W
Location:Lazica (Batumi, Adjara, Georgia
Region:South Caucasus
Type:Fortification
Epochs:Late Antiquity
Event:Lazic War

Losorion or Lysiris (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λοσόριον), 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,[1] 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.[2]

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  1. [Procopius]
  2. Natsvlishvili, Natia FORTIFICATIONS OF LAZICA IN THE AGE OF JUSTINIAN I 2016