Citharizum
Sign in to savethumb|Roman-Persian Frontier in Late Antiquity. The Roman fortress is designated as "Citharizum". Citharizum () was a town and fortress on the south arm of the Euphrates in the Roman province of Armenia III. It was a place of great strength which was built by the emperor Justinian and was the residence of one of the five prefects whom that emperor placed over Roman Armenia with the title of “Dux.”
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thumb|Roman-Persian Frontier in Late Antiquity. The Roman fortress is designated as "Citharizum". Citharizum () was a town and fortress on the south arm of the Euphrates in the Roman province of Armenia III. It was a place of great strength which was built by the emperor Justinian and was the residence of one of the five prefects whom that emperor placed over Roman Armenia with the title of “Dux.”
According to Procopius of Caesarea, the city was located in the Asthianene region. The fortress was separated from Theodosiopolis (ancient Armenia) by a journey of four days. Balabitene, a region between Mons Masius and Anti-Taurus, north of Commagene and Mesopotamia, is also discussed as a possible location. Citharizum is often associated with the modern village of Keteriz.
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