Epidamnos was an ancient Greek colony on the Adriatic coast of Illyria, founded around 627 BC by settlers from Corinth and Corcyra on the site of modern Durrës, Albania. It grew into a major trading center between the Greek world and the Illyrian interior, standing within the territory of the Taulantii and blending Greek and Illyrian populations. Rome seized the city in 229 BC during the First Illyrian War and renamed it Dyrrachium, after which it became a key transit port and, under Byzantine rule, the capital of the province of Epirus Nova.
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Founding Year Founding Year Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Albania: Prefectures and Cities
City Population (citypopulation.de)Cities table, 2023-09-18 census column (Durres)Quote, Cities table, 2023-09-18 census column (Durres)
Durrës ( Durrësi ) City DUR 82,719 98,792 113,249 101,728 3815
2. Wikipedia (Albanian): Epidamni
Wikipedia (Albanian)Article text: founding statementQuote, Article text: founding statement
Epidamni ( greqisht : Ἐπίδαμνος - Epidamnos / Epidamnus ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] më vonë romakët e quajtën Dyrrachium (sot njihet si Durrës , Shqipëri , rreth 30 km në Perëndim të Tiranës ) u themelua në vitin 627 p.e.s.
3. Epidamnos (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.3167, longitude 19.45
Wikidata: Epidamnos
Wikidata Q3567546, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Epidamnos (Wikipedia)
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