Justiniana Prima – The history of its excavation

The first descriptions of the ruin of Justiniana Prima were made by Mita Rakić in 1880 in the newspaper “Homeland”. The excavation of Justiniana Prima began in 1912 under the supervision of the archeologist Vladimir Petković. Owing to the fact that it hadn’t been settled on again after being abandoned,...

  • The first descriptions of the ruin of Justiniana Prima were made by Mita Rakić in 1880 in the newspaper “Homeland”.
  • The excavation of Justiniana Prima began in 1912 under the supervision of the archeologist Vladimir Petković.
  • Owing to the fact that it hadn’t been settled on again after being abandoned, the city of Justiniana Prima today is the best preserved late-Roman city in Serbia.

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