Elbasan’s castle The interest that the field fortress of Elbasan arouses among foreign visitors is undoubtedly related to its Roman origin. This imposing fortress erected on the cobblestone of the imperial road Egnatia, in the span of 1200 years has been baptized by three prominent emperors of history, Diocletian, the Roman emperor of Illyrian origin, Justinian the First Byzantine from Bederiana near Pristina, and the most famous sultan of Ottoman Turks Mehmet Fatih Ngadhnjyesi. Skampini owes its birth, development and final destruction to the same factor, “Egnatia Street”. During the time of the Roman Empire, its construction became a source of well-being and prosperity, not only for Scampini, but for the entire surrounding region, while in the wake of the influx of peoples and their continuation, it turned into a cause of misery. uninterrupted. This fortress represents a castrum statum, for housing a Roman legion that would serve for the preservation and security of the Egnatia road. Only a power such as the Roman state could have the security of the construction and durability of a field fortress. Before our ancestors, they built the castles on the tops of rocks protected by nature, while the Romans followed the principle “Fortresses protect men, not walls!”. Along the entire length of Egnatia Street, one feels the monumental values and the authority of their power.
Address: Elbasan
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