Stad
Durrës
Albania's principal port and its oldest continuously inhabited city, founded as Epidamnos in 627 BC.
In gewone taal
The Via Egnatia was a Roman road that started on the Albanian coast and ran all the way east to the city that became Istanbul. It was how armies, traders and later pilgrims crossed the Balkans for more than a thousand years.
Eenvoudige uitleg
The Via Egnatia was a Roman road that started on the Albanian coast and ran all the way east to the city that became Istanbul. It was how armies, traders and later pilgrims crossed the Balkans for more than a thousand years.
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Stad
Elbasan
A central industrial city inside an Ottoman fortress wall, on the old Via Egnatia.
Historische site
Elbasan Castle
An Ottoman fortress built on a Roman site, with a living town inside its walls.
Historische periode
Roman Illyricum
The Via Egnatia crossed here, making the coast Rome's gateway to Greece and the East.
Rivier
The Shkumbin
The river that splits Albania in two — the historic dividing line between Gheg and Tosk.
Plaats
Peqin
A small town on the Shkumbin at a crossing point used since Roman times.
Bronnen
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Via Egnatia — English Wikipedia
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Wikidata item Q273783
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