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In Eastern Macedonia, a Lost Fortress of Justinian

By Christopher Deliso*
High on a windswept ridge in Macedonia’s barren northeastern expanse, some 17 kilometers down a rough dirt track heading towards Kratovo, it stands as a cryptic reminder of the country’s still largely undocumented past: the rocky remains of what was once an important outpost in the Early Byzantine imperial hinterland.
Nevertheless, the lack of [...]