Greece (Epirus)
Ambracia is a city founded by Corinthians (according to Thucydides) in the 7th century on the shore of the Adriatic Sea; in the past it belonged to several military leagues: the Greek League against the Persians and the Corinthian League. The ancient city stood on top of the hill called Mount Perranthes, surrounded by the river Arachthos. There are no remains of public buildings until the Hellenistic period, except for a Late Archaic temple; the walls enclosed an area of 130 hectares, but there are remains of older walls belonging to Archaic times.
Forms of occupation of the ásty
Suggested course of the wall of Ambracia; there are remains of walls from the Archaic and Classical periods, although Hellenistic architecture predominates. The wall itself separates the site of ancient Ambracia from the modern town of Arta.
