Markeli

Markeli
Маркели
Burgas Province, Bulgaria
Markeli's Well Tower on the banks of the Mochuritsa.
Markeli Маркели is located in Bulgaria
Markeli Маркели
Markeli
Маркели
Coordinates42°38′15.48″N 26°53′47.48″E / 42.6376333°N 26.8965222°E / 42.6376333; 26.8965222
Site information
ConditionIn ruins
Site history
EventsByzantine–Bulgarian Wars (Battle of Marcellae (756), Battle of Marcellae (792))

Markeli (Bulgarian: Маркели; Greek: Μαρκέλλαι, Markellai; Latin: Marcellae) was a medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian frontier stronghold, the ruins of which are located in Karnobat Municipality, Burgas Province, southeastern Bulgaria. Dating to Late Antiquity, the castle lay some 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) from the modern town of Karnobat. It was the site of two notable medieval battles between Byzantines and Bulgarians, the Battle of Marcellae of 756 and the Battle of Marcellae of 792.[1]

  1. ^ Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991), "Markellai", Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, p. 1300, ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6