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.
Statements (43)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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