Some of the sites were continuously inhabited from Bronze age, while others were built/rebuilt during the Justinian era. Ulpiana may be the most popular, but the site of Dresnik is my current favorite. It is massive, the mosaics discovered there are colorful and full of various geometric designs with one even being covered in swastikas (similar to other roman mosaics), and there is a wall that was unearthed on the eastern side with a couple guard posts/towers. Dresnik appears to be just as important as Ulpiana, but unfortunately, we do not know its original Roman name and it was only discovered in 2012. It sits on the Roman road “Via Lissus-Naissus”, which connected modern day Lezhe, Albania to modern day Nish, Serbia.
In zoomed out views, you can see the challenges that archeologists face with excavating the sites as they often spread onto private property and involve multiple landowners.
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Clockwise from top left:
Ulpiana (Justiniana Segunda) – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulpiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulpiana)
Harilaq Fortress – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harilaq_Fortress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harilaq_Fortress)
Municipum Dardanorum – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipium_Dardanorum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipium_Dardanorum)
Dresnik Archeological Site – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresnik_archaeological_site](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresnik_archaeological_site)
Some of the sites were continuously inhabited from Bronze age, while others were built/rebuilt during the Justinian era. Ulpiana may be the most popular, but the site of Dresnik is my current favorite. It is massive, the mosaics discovered there are colorful and full of various geometric designs with one even being covered in swastikas (similar to other roman mosaics), and there is a wall that was unearthed on the eastern side with a couple guard posts/towers. Dresnik appears to be just as important as Ulpiana, but unfortunately, we do not know its original Roman name and it was only discovered in 2012. It sits on the Roman road “Via Lissus-Naissus”, which connected modern day Lezhe, Albania to modern day Nish, Serbia.
In zoomed out views, you can see the challenges that archeologists face with excavating the sites as they often spread onto private property and involve multiple landowners.