Ambracia
39 09 '29 "N 20 59' 13" E / 39158, 20987
Ambracia (in ancient Greek / is a colony of Corinth , founded in the seventh century BC. AD It is located on the northern coast of Gulf Amvrakikos on the left bank of the river Arachthos , almost in front of Lefkada , on the site of present town of Arta.
History
It was founded between 650 and 625 by Gorgos, son of the tyrant of Corinth , Cypselus. His son, Periander , is driven by citizens who install a democracy. During the Peloponnesian War , Ambracia, as his mother, joined the camp Spartan. She attends Corinth in its war against Corcyra , providing boats for many occasions .
In 396/395, Ambracia enters the coalition Athenian ( Athens , Argos , Corinth and Thebes ) against Sparta. But the raid Sparta Acarnania Ambracia pushes to join the Peloponnesian League in 388 .
In 338 , Ambracia is occupied by the Macedonians , led by Philip II. In 295 , Pyrrhus made it the capital of the kingdom of Epirus and decorated with reliefs, statues and paintings. Ambracia then joined the League Aetolian in 230. It is taken by the Romans of Marcus Fulvius Nobilior the spring of 189 and methodically looted . Subsequently, she emptied by Augustus of its inhabitants, who were deported to Nicopolis .
In the eleventh century AD, after the destruction of Nicopolis by the Bulgarians, the city of Arta is developed on the site of the ancient city.
Notes
- Thucydides , History of the Peloponnesian War [ Retail Editions ] [ read online ] (I, 27, 2 and 56, 4).
- Thucydides (III, 105-112).
- Xenophon, Hellenica The (V, 4.65; VI, 2.3).
- Polybius , Histories [ retail editions ] [ read online ] (XXI V, 25-30).
- Pausanias , Description of Greece [ retail editions ] [ read online ] (V, 23, 3).
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