The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Dyrrachium

Albania


View Larger MapDescription of institution: Founded as Epidamnos in the ancient region of Illyria in 627 BC by ancient Greeks. After the Illyrian Wars the city passed to Roman rule and was renamed Dyrrachium. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyrrachium#Roman_and_Byzantine_rule Images linked to this location: People associated with this location: Anastasius I Dicorus (430 -518) - Birth place in