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in the early 19th century. Extensive excavations were performed by a Greek team under Sotiris Dakaris in 1952 and 1955, and in 1977-1983 by a team from the University of Ioannina together with the
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An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 346
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Kassope occupies a magnificent and remote site on a high platform overlooking the sea, the Ambracian Gulf and the fertile lands to the south, and with the slopes of the
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Massively damaged by Roman forces in 168-167 BC, Kassope was abandoned in 31 B.C. when the remaining inhabitants resettled to
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It is considered one of the best remaining examples of a city built on a rectilinear street grid of a
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Die antiken Münzen von Epirus 1: Poleis, Stämme, und epirotischer Bund bis 27. v. Chr
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Kassope


Ancient Greek
ancient Greek
Epirus
Zalongo
Hippodamian plan
Paleolithic
Kassopaeans
Thesprotians
Aetolian League
Cassander
Alcetas II of Epirus
Nikopolis
William Martin Leake
German Archaeological Institute
Wolfram Hoepfner
Ernst-Ludwig Schwandner
agora
List of cities in ancient Epirus
Smith, William
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography




Diodorus Siculus
Bibliotheca historica

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