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A modern bust of Teuta, the 3rd-century BCE queen of the Ardiaei, an Illyrian tribe. Teuta commanded fleets that were accused of piracy by the Romans, who sent a force to defeat her in 229/228 BCE. Krujë, Albania.

A segment of typical 2nd century CE Roman wall from Butrint (modern Albania). The wall is in the opus mixtum style which combined layers of opus testaceum (standard brick facing) with opus reticulatum (square-based pyramid blocks set in a...

A section of the Roman baths flooring at Butrint (modern Albania), 2nd century CE. The brick piles allowed for the circulation of warm air to heat the baths.

Detail from the map “Bosporus, Maeotis, Iberia, Albania et Sarmatia Asiatica “ by CHRISTOPHORUS CELLARIUS (1638-1707), from the book “Notitiae Orbis Antiqui sive Geographiae Plenioris Tomus Alter Asiam et Africam“, printed in Leipzig by Gleditschi...

Statue of the Illyrian Queen Teuta (r. 231-227 BCE) and Pinnes in Tirana, Albania

A stretch of the Via Egnatia in Philippi (Greece). The Via Egnatia crossed the Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, and Thrace, running through territory that is now part of modern Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, and European...

The theatre of Butrint (modern Albania), early 2nd century BCE. Due to the low-lying terrain the floor is now flooded.

A gate in the fortification walls of Butrint (modern Albania), 2nd century BCE. The lintel shows a lion devouring a bull carved in relief and was probably reused from an earlier 6th century BCE building. The gate was lowered in height in...

The Agora of Butrint (Albania) with the Roman Forum and the Sanctuary of Asclepius in the background.

Statue of Arranshah Juansher (Pahlavi) (King Javanshir of Caucasus Albania), 637-669. A copy of the bronze sculpture of Javanshir at the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan. The original work is kept at the Hermitage.