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Surroundings:

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Location:

  • Albania, Sop
  • geo:40.71899,19.465519
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -4xx / unknown

Class:

  • Workshop or industry
  • invisible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=33120

Annotations

In the 3rd century AD an earthquake changed the path of the Aoos River, causing the Apolionias harbour to silt up and the inland area to become a malaria-ridden swamp. The city became increasingly uninhabitable as the inland swamp expanded, and the nearby settlement of Avlona (modern-day Vlorë) became dominant. By the end of antiquity, the city was largely depopulated, hosting only a small Christian community. This community (which probably is part of the site of the old city) built on a nearby hill the church of the Dormition of the 


Relevant museums

Apollonia, Archaeological Museum

Apollonia, Archaeological Museum


Nearby

Apollonia, Archaeological Museum

Apollonia, Archaeological Museum

Greek Road

Greek Road


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