Written by Petrit Latifi
Justiniana Prima was an ethnically Albanian settlement until 1879 and was called Sfirca. After the Serbian occupation, the name was changed to Svinjarice, as was done in other settlements!
The history of Justiniana Prima
“… Justiniana Prima was supposedly the metropolis on the territories occupied by the provinces of Dardania and Dacia Mediterranea. This should, for instance, mean that it would be bigger in size than Serdica, which was long past its prime …”1
“… Justiniana Prima replaced Ulpiana , now rebaptized Justiniana Secunda , as metropolis of Dardania . This , he argued , was meant to eliminate any possible competition between the bishoprics of Serdica and Justiniana Prima. A similar …”2
“… Justiniana Prima . Nor can we see in Justiniana Prima another name for Naissus , since the restoration of Naissus , or , as he calls it , Naissopolis , is specially mentioned by Procopius , after his account of the creation of …”3
References
- https://books.google.se/books?id=C2yYDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA109&dq=Justiniana+Prima&hl=sv&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg4eKdkJSLAxWDUVUIHQZPC64Q6AF6BAgIEAM ↩︎
- https://books.google.se/books?id=rcFGhCVs0sYC&pg=PA130&dq=Justiniana+Prima&hl=sv&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg4eKdkJSLAxWDUVUIHQZPC64Q6AF6BAgHEAM ↩︎
- https://books.google.se/books?id=EGxwfrregxQC&pg=PA137&dq=Justiniana+Prima&hl=sv&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg4eKdkJSLAxWDUVUIHQZPC64Q6AF6BAgKEAM ↩︎
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