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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Ambracia-Nicopolis Actium

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Ambracia-Nicopolis Actium
Layered Greco-Roman ruins in northwestern Greece


๐Ÿ• 3 min read ยท Updated 22 Apr 2026 at 17:59

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๐Ÿ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Location: Epirus region, northwestern Greece, near Preveza
  • Periods represented: Classical Ambracia (7th century BCE) through Byzantine
  • Nicopolis founded: 31 BCE by Octavian after Battle of Actium
  • UNESCO inscription: 1992

Ambracia-Nicopolis is an archaeological site in northwestern Greece that preserves superimposed urban settlements spanning nearly 1,000 years of ...

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