Justiniana Prima Built/Abandoned (jan 1, 535 – jan 1, 615)

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Justiniana Prima (Latin: Iustiniana Prima, Greek: Ίουστινιανή Πρώτη, Serbian: Јустинијана Прима, romanized: Justinijana Prima) was an Eastern Roman city that existed from 535 to 615, and currently an archaeological site, known as or Caričin Grad (Serbian: Царичин Град), near modern Lebane in the Leskovac region, southern Serbia. It was founded by Emperor Justinian I (527-565) and served as the metropolitan seat of the then newly founded Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima, which became the main church administrative body of the central and western Balkans with jurisdiction from Praevalitana to Dacia Ripensis.[2][3] Justinian Prima was originally designed to become the capital of the prefecture of Illyricum, but for reasons likely related with its status near the Roman frontiers of the 6th century CE, Thessaloniki was preferred. It was abandoned less than 100 years after its foundation.[4]

In 1979, the archaeological site of Justiniana Prima (Caričin Grad) was added to the Archaeological Sites of Exceptional Importance-list under official protected status by the Republic of Serbia.

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