Epidamnos

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Epidamnos was an ancient Greek colony on the Adriatic coast, located where the modern Albanian city of Durrës now stands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
colony
category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Albania
Ancient Greek colonies in Illyria
Former populated places in Albania
connectedBy Via Egnatia (later as Dyrrhachium) NERFINISHED
culture Greek
declinedDuring Roman imperial period (as original name)
foundedAroundYear 627 BCE
foundedBy Corcyra NERFINISHED
Corinth NERFINISHED
Greek colonists
foundedInCentury 7th century BCE
hadHarbor yes
hasArchaeologicalSiteAt Durrës NERFINISHED
hasModernSuccessor Durrës NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfGovernment Greek polis
involvedIn conflict between Corinth and Corcyra
events leading to the Peloponnesian War
knownFor naval importance
strategic maritime position
trade
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
laterKnownAs Dyrrhachion NERFINISHED
Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED
locatedAtPresentSiteOf Durrës NERFINISHED
locatedIn Adriatic coast NERFINISHED
Illyria NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Albania NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED
namedAfter Epidamnos (mythical hero) NERFINISHED
partOf Corinthian colonial network NERFINISHED
Greek world
prosperedFrom maritime trade
position between Greece and Italy
regionHistoricallyInhabitedBy Illyrians NERFINISHED
replacedByName Dyrrhachium in Roman period
situatedOn Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED
underControlOf Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Corcyra NERFINISHED
Corinth NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
usedAlphabet Greek alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Durrës ancientName Epidamnos
Dyrrhachium originalName Epidamnos