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Epidamnos

Dyrrhachion (Latin: Dyrrhachium; Ancient Greek: Δυρράχιον), originally founded as Epidamnos (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίδαμνος, Albanian: Epidamn), was a prominent city on the Adriatic coast, located in the territory of the Illyrian Taulantii and corresponding to modern Durrës, Albania. Founded around 627 BC by settlers from Corinth and Corcyra (modern Corfu), the…

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Roman period (3rd century BC – 4th century AD)

Illyrian WarPausaniasRomanIonian SeaBrundisium
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Archaic, Classical and Greek period (7th century BC – 3rd century BC)

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TaulantiiDurrësAlbaniaCorinthCorcyra
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Location
Durrës, Durrës County, Albania
Built
7th century BC
Cultures
Greek, Illyrian, Roman, Byzantine
Part of
Durrës
Periods
Archaic Greek; Classical; Hellenistic; Roman; Byzantine; Medieval
Region
Adriatic coast, Illyria

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Archaic, Classical and Greek period (7th century BC – 3rd century BC)

Roman period (3rd century BC – 4th century AD)

Byzantine and medieval period

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Epidamnos

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples49
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Epidamnos

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related to Roman period (3rd century BC – 4th century AD) · 27
Epidamnos → Adriatic, BC, Brindisi, Brundisium, Byzantium, Constantinople, Despite, Due, Dyrrachion, Dyrrachium, Dyrrhachium, Illyrian, Illyrian War, Ionian Sea, It, Italy, Latin, Macedonia, Pausanias, Roman
related to Archaic, Classical and Greek period (7th century BC – 3rd century BC) · 13
Epidamnos → BC, Corcyra, Corinth, Corinth's, Greek, Illyrians, Peloponnesian War, Politically, Taulantii, The Taulantii, Thucydides, Trade, When
Built · 1
Epidamnos → 7th century BC
Cultures · 1
Epidamnos → Greek, Illyrian, Roman, Byzantine
Location · 1
Epidamnos → Durrës, Durrës County, Albania
Part of · 1
Epidamnos → Durrës
Periods · 1
Epidamnos → Archaic Greek; Classical; Hellenistic; Roman; Byzantine; Medieval
Region · 1
Epidamnos → Adriatic coast, Illyria
Type · 1
Epidamnos → Settlement

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roman city greek bc citation needed taulantii century dyrrachium modern byzantine adriatic illyrian durrës key later important location dyrrhachium coast

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EpidamnosBuilt7th century BC1.00infobox
EpidamnosCulturesGreek, Illyrian, Roman, Byzantine1.00infobox
EpidamnosLocationDurrës, Durrës County, Albania1.00infobox
EpidamnosPart ofDurrës1.00infobox
EpidamnosPeriodsArchaic Greek; Classical; Hellenistic; Roman; Byzantine; Medieval1.00infobox
EpidamnosRegionAdriatic coast, Illyria1.00infobox
EpidamnosTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Thessalonicainstance ofleading to key cities0.80text
Byzantiuminstance ofleading to key cities0.80text
Epidamnosrelated to Archaic, Classical and Greek period (7th century BC – 3rd century BC)Illyrians0.60section
Epidamnosrelated to Archaic, Classical and Greek period (7th century BC – 3rd century BC)Greek0.60section
Epidamnosrelated to Archaic, Classical and Greek period (7th century BC – 3rd century BC)Taulantii0.60section

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