Daily Tour of Apollonia

Daily Tour in Albania. This time we are going to be exploring and expanding our knowledge about Apollonia, located in Fier, Albania. Apollonia was an Ancient Greek trade colony which developed into an independent polis, and later a Roman city in southern Illyria in classical antiquity.

Apollonia, founded in 588 BC and taken by Aristotle as a model in his analysis of oligarchy, because of its distinct and separate Greek and Illyrian communities. It was a vital stronghold in Caesar’s civil war with Pompey and also important in early Christian history with its bishop attending the councils of Ephesus and Chlalkis in 431 and 451 AD. Visit to its museum, Shen Meri Monastery and Church.