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View towards the Vjosa valley from Byllis, Albania. The site occupied a dominant position on the summit of a hill, over the road from Apollonia to Epirus and into Macedonia.

The Theatre was built against a natural slope and dates from the middle of the 3rd century BCE. With its 40 steps of seats, it had a capacity of 7,500 spectators.

The remains of Basilica C in Byllis (Albania), a church of average dimensions built in 525-550 CE and paved with mosaics. The Basilica had three naves, a narthex covered by a gallery, preceded by a portico and several annexes.

The large Stoa of Apollonia in Albania was built in the 4th century BCE. It is the best-preserved monument from the Classical period in the Agora and was used up to the 2nd century CE. It has a rectangular plan measuring 72.2m by 10.5m, divided...

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Mosaic called "The Beauty of Durrës", from Epidamnos/Dyrrhachium, 4th century BCE. National Museum of History in Tirana, Albania.

The Amphitheatre of Durrës (Roman Dyrrachium) in Albania was built in the 2nd century CE and held 15,000 to 20,000 people. It is among the largest monuments of antiquity to have survived on Albanian territory.

The north-western edge of the Agora of Apollonia in Albania with the Bouleterion, the Triumphal Arch and the Odeon.

The rectangular basin of the Nymphaeum at Apollonia in Albania, fed by the underground water sources. 3rd century BCE. It is the biggest and best-preserved monument of Apollonia covering an area of 1,500 square metres.

The southeastern gate of Amantia in Albania, built in the first half of the 4th century BCE. Amantia, founded around the middle of the 5th century BCE, was the historical capital of the ancient Greek tribe of the Amantes.