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  • Amantia

  • Amantia

    Amantia, also Abantia is an ancient city located in Vlorë County, Albania. It was founded in the 4th century BC by Locrians, who were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Locris in Central Greece in the 1st millennium BC. The ruins include the Greek temple, the Aphrodite temple, the theatre, and the stadium.
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    Amantia
    by Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Amantia
    by Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Amantia
    by Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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