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Apollonia

Apollonia is the archaeological remains of an ancient Greek colony and later Roman city in southern Illyria, located beside the Aoös/Vjosë river in present-day Albania. The site is an open archaeological park of scattered foundations, terraces and partially standing classical monuments dating from the Archaic through Roman periods.

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First raised

587 BC

Its prime

AD 150

Today

Partial ruin

As it stood in AD 150

What Apollonia looked like in its prime.

A low grassy plain peppered with low stone and brick foundations stretches to a raised classical colonnaded facade on a stepped stone platform. The colonnade rises from broad steps to a triangular pediment, which is broken in places; flanking walls of brick and stone extend from the podium. Olive and oak trees enclose the ruins on a gentle slope; unroofed masonry, cut blocks and terraced brickwork define former streets and buildings.

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6 places to explore in AD 150.

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Approach to colonnaded facadeSteps and podium beneath the colonnadeStepped brick terraces and retaining walls (west)Central field of scattered foundationsAdjacent ruined structures and short wallsNearby necropolis and tumuli (site context)

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