Kassope

The territory of Kassope was bounded by the river Acheron, the Ionian Sea and the Ambracian Gulf, reaching an area of about 900 km². The site of the settlement has been identified archaeologically near the modern town of Kamarina (in the Preveza region, Epirus, Greece). It lay on the slopes of Mount Zalongo, which gave the city a commanding position and a majestic view of the gulf. A 4th-century wall enclosed an area of 30 ha laid out on an orthogonal plan. The agora has been identified in the westernmost part of the city and had an area reserved for public buildings, where the remains of an ekklesiasterion that succeeded a theatre were found. Also in the western part, a temple of Aphrodite and a theatre have been identified.