The Archaeology of Durrës by Dr Brikena Shkodra Rrugia

Dear AAA members, friends,

We are glad to invite you to an AAA talk on "The Archaeology of Durres (Dyrrachium):  recent excavation of the late-antique city".  The talk will be via Zoom, and is open to all but there will be an opportunity for AAA members to join a live screening in the Embassy of Albania (33, St. George's Drive, SW1V 4DG) followed by drinks in celebration of Diten e Flamurit and Christmas.

Dyrrachium was one of the most important cities in the Balkans with evidence of human activity dating back to Neolithic times.  A Greek colony - Epidamnus - was founded there in 626 BC, and the city became the terminus for the Via Egnatia which stretched East towards Constantinople.  Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Pompey all had postings to this part of the Empire.  In 48 BC, Dyrrachium was a key objective in the civil war between Caesar…