ЦАРИЧИН ГРАД – JUSTINIJANA PRIMA

The National Museum Vranje and the Centre for Culture for the Research and Study of the Cultural and Historical Heritage of Southern Serbia invite you to attend the presentation of the monograph CARICIN GRAD – JUSTINIANA PRIMA.

Speakers will include:

• Milan Ilić, Deputy Mayor of Vranje
• Đorđe Stošić, historian and conservator at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments in Niš
• Ivana Cvetković, architect and conservator at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments in Niš
• Maja Aleksić, Director of the People’s Museum of Vranje
• Veroljub Trajković, author of the publication

Today, after 110 years of archaeological excavations of the lost imperial city at the foot of Radan Mountain, whose existence was first revealed by famous Serbian travel writers Mita Rakić and Milan Đ. Milićević, we can proudly state that Serbia, as well as the entire world, now recognises a fairly well-ordered and extensively researched archaeological site, giving the impression of a resurrected city. The findings so far, along with many historical sources from both Serbian and international scholarly communities, lead us to conclude that this being the city Justiniana Prima (Ivstiniana Prima) of Justinian I (527-565), founded by the Byzantine emperor near his birthplace.

Friday, 17 May 2024, at 12:00 noon

National Museum Vranje – Selamluk, at 1 Pionirska Street