On the Reform of the Administrative System of Byzantium’s Possessions in the Crimea in the Last Quarter of the 6th Century
Journal: Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija
Year: 2017

The Byzantine domination over Crimea was reinforced during the reign of Justinian I (527–565) who, according to Prokopios of Caesarea, fortified Cherson and the Bosporus. The emperor also built two castles on the coast, Aluston (mod. Aluşta) and Gorzoubites (mod. city Gurzuf) and fortified a country or region named Dori in the mountainous area, where the Goths and the Alans lived. In 571 or after 572 the steppes bordering with the Bosporus between Meotid and the Caucasian mountains were captured