The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Durazzo

Also known as Dyrrachium, Epidamnus, Dyrrhachium

  • port
  • Byzantine fortifications

The Adriatic port of Epidamnus, Roman Dyrrachium and medieval Durazzo, the usual landing from Italy into the Balkans. A walled harbor and a marshy plain guard the start of the road toward Constantinople.

Type
port
Style
Byzantine fortifications
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 254
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    The Adriatic port of Epidamnus, Roman Dyrrachium and medieval Durazzo, the usual landing from Italy into the Balkans. A walled harbor and a marshy plain guard the start of the road toward Constantinople.

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