Adriatic (Illyria)
A colony founded by Corinth around 600 BC, a date confirmed by archaeology. There are different versions of who the oikistes was, and the foundation myth told by the Apolloniates is that their city was founded by Apollo. In any case, the foundation of the city seems to be related to Corinthian territorial and commercial expansion in the Adriatic Sea, given the great mineral wealth of the region. The city of Apollonia was established near the coast in the ancient region of the Taulantii. Today it lies between the river Seman (ancient Apsos) and the river Vjosë (ancient Aous), in the Pojan area of southern Albania. Traces of indigenous settlements and of ancient routes predating the foundation have been found, as well as the remains of a Doric temple dating from the 4th century BC and of a river port. Most finds are remains of urban structures dating from the Hellenistic or Roman period. An extensive wall circuit has also been identified, with stretches from different periods, built in stone and equipped with several gates.
Forms of occupation of the ásty
Plan of the site of Apollonia. We can see two wall circuits, one surrounding the acropolis and another, more general, surrounding the ásty. There are also 4 gates. The walls have a relative dating ranging from 625 BC to 600 BC.
