Επίδαμνος (in Greek) | |
.JPG) The amphitheater of Durrës | |
.svg)  Shown within Albania | |
| Alternative name | Durrës |
|---|---|
| Location | Durrës, Durrës County, Albania |
| Region | Northern Albania |
| Coordinates | 41°16′N 19°30′E / 41.267°N 19.500°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Part of | Durrës |
| History | |
| Founded | 7th century BC |
| Cultures | Illyria, 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]
- ^ Evagrius Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, 3.29.1
- ^ Procopius, History of the Wars, 3.11.1
- ^ Suda, delta, 1585
- ^ 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.)"
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rhodes, P. J. A History of the Classical Greek World 478–323 BC. 2nd edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, p. 88.