Φοινίκη (in Greek) | |
 The thesauros (treasury) of ancient Phoenice | |
.svg)  Shown within Albania | |
| Alternative name | Phoenike |
|---|---|
| Location | Finiq, Vlorë County, Albania |
| Region | Chaonia |
| Coordinates | 39°54′48″N 20°03′28″E / 39.91333°N 20.05778°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Chaonians |
| Founded | Second half of the 5th century BC |
| Abandoned | After 6th century AD |
| Cultures | Greek, Roman, Byzantine |
| Events | Treaty of Phoenice |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1924–1928 by Italian archaeologist Luigi Ugolini;[1][2] 1958-1989 by USSR and Albanian archaeologists[3] |
Phoenice or Phoenike (Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη) was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians.[4][5] It was also the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War,[6] as well as one of the wealthiest cities in Epirus until the Roman conquest.[7] During the early Byzantine period, Phoenice was the see of a bishopric. The city is an archaeological park of Albania and is located on a hill above[clarification needed] a modern town which bears the same name, Finiq, in modern southern Albania.[5]
- ^ Archaeological Institute of America 2000.
- ^ Gilkes 2002
- ^ Hansen, Gilkes & Crowson 2005, p. 11
- ^ Lewis & Boardman 1994, p. 443: "To the north the Chaonians had expelled the Corcyraeans from their holdings on the mainland and built fortifications at Buthrotum, Kalivo and Kara-Ali-Bey; and they had a citadel at their political centre, Phoenice."
- ^ a b Hansen & Nielsen 2004, p. 348.
- ^ Allen 1983, p. 49.
- ^ Wilkes 1995, pp. 157–159.