Lychnĭdus
(
Λύχνιδος), more rarely
Lychnidium
(
Λυχνίδιον) or
Lychnis (
Λυχνίς). The ancient capital of the Dessaretii in the interior of
Illyricum, situated on a height on the northern bank of Lake Lychnitis. In the Middle Ages it
was the residence of the Bulgarian kings. The modern name is Achrita.