Travel Guide Antigonea

The city was founded by King Pyrrhic (318 and 272 BC), who named her the name of his first woman Antigone. A king's statue of the king was in the heart of the city. She followed a regular plan, typical of Greek cities with an acropolis, an agora, temples and a wall wall. The inhabitants lived on agriculture and trade with other Greek cities - as evidenced by the many parts of different origins (Epirus, Corinth, Macedonia, Apollonia…) found on the site. Located on the zone of conflict between Romans and Macedonians, the city will be destroyed by the first around 167 BC under the orders of Consul Paul Emile. It will have to wait 700 years before we re-establish a building at its location: a small chapel dominating the surrounding area. The city was rediscovered in 1913, but the main excavations were carried out by an Albanian archaeologist in the 1970 s. The ruins that can be seen today (walls, contours of houses, mosaics) are of modest interest and deserve a competent guide. We recommend this visit to the passionnés of archaeology above all. However, please note that the site should be the subject of a planning program to make it more accessible and interesting for tourists.