Epidamnos

Epidamnos
Επίδαμνος (in Greek)
The amphitheater of Durrës
Epidamnos is located in Albania
Epidamnos
Shown within Albania
Alternative nameDurrës
LocationDurrës, Durrës County, Albania
RegionNorthern Albania
Coordinates41°16′N 19°30′E / 41.267°N 19.500°E / 41.267; 19.500
TypeSettlement
Part ofDurrës
History
Founded7th century BC
CulturesIllyria, Roman,

The city of Epidamnos (Ancient Greek: Επίδαμνος), later the Roman Dyrrachium[1][2][3] (Δυρράχιον; modern Durrës, Albania), was founded in 627 BC[4] in Illyria by Greeks from Corinth and Corcyra (modern Corfu).[5][6]

  1. ^ Evagrius Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, 3.29.1
  2. ^ Procopius, History of the Wars, 3.11.1
  3. ^ Suda, delta, 1585
  4. ^ Mogens Herman Hansen, An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation, 2005, page 330: "Epidamnos was founded in either 627 or 625 (Hieron. Chron.)"
  5. ^ Stallo, Jennifer (2007). Isotopic Study of Migration: Differentiating Locals and Non-Locals in Tumulus Burials from Apollonia, Albania (Thesis). University of Cincinnati. p. 29. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  6. ^ Rhodes, P. J. A History of the Classical Greek World 478–323 BC. 2nd edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, p. 88.