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Tamaristsikhe and Ruined Church![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/25b1243bcc1ccc7560609b8a29f72518.jpg)
Batumi/Tamar castle is situated on a small area of high ground above the Koroli river where it runs into the Black Sea. It contains the remains of a small church. It has been subject to some restoration in recent years and sadly a relatively new church was built into the south-west of the castle mound.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Church, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Late Antique, Sculpture
The Early Syriac Liturgical Drama and its Architectural Setting![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/96c5863e4cddf1299621db091bb12934.jpg)
This article was published in 1999 and summarises some of the ideas that were expanded in the later monograph The Architecture and Liturgy of the Bema in Fourth- to-Sixth-Century Syrian Churches.
Type: Text
Tags: Archaeology, Architecture, Bema, C4th-C6th, Limestone Massif, Liturgy, Syria
Bukistsikhe Castle![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/a9f95ecf9939719e3f2a187648ba13bb.jpg)
Bukistsikhe castle occupies a very strategic position on a hill above the River Supsa at the point where the narrow river valley opens up into a wider plain.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Castle, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian
Zoti Castle![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/7f525dcf65a0d6d3088268d2611caa7d.jpg)
Zoti is similar to Bukistsikhe in terms of it being on a hill overlooking a narrow section of river valley. The valley in question is however much higher and steeper here with Zoti perched high above the valley floor.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C17th-C18th, C4th-C6th, Castle, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian
Askana Castle![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/282c8d62c097fa606ad6dd33af5a7d62.jpg)
Askana sits atop a high and steep hill with precipitous cliffs on one side overlooking the Bahkvistskali river.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Castle, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian
Skande/Scandis![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/4b1eeeca496aefdcabc6956e33c1d842.jpg)
Large fort on the fringes of late antique Lazica and referred to in late antique sources as being a place of importance to the defence of the kingdom.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian, Late Antique, Lazica, Procopius
Shorapani/Sarapanis![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/bd391635c9a29969ef310c66d70b6d0e.jpg)
Serving much the same purpose as Skande/Scandis and contemporary with it. Shorapani/Sarapanis is also referred to in late antique sources and played a role in the conflicts to control Lazica.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian, Late Antique, Procopius
Vardtsikhe/Rhodopolis city walls![](https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/e319ba54af8c51c6ce1172d9975a1e22.jpg)
Defences of the city of Vardtsikhe/Rhodopolis. The western and south western sections seem to be the best preserved.There has been a significant amount of restoration in modern times and in some places complete replacement of the wall.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian, Lazica, Procopius