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'''Albanopolis''' ({{sq|Albanopoli}}, [[Greek language|Greek]],"''Ἀλβανόπολις''")<ref>Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854)William Smith, LLD, Ed.,Ptolemy is the earliest writer in whose works the name of the Albanians has been distinctly recognised. He mentions (3.13.23) a tribe called ALBANI (Ἀλβανοί) and a town ALBANOPOLIS (Ἀλβανόπολις), in the region lying to the E. of the Ionian sea; and from the names of places with which Albanopolis is connected, it appears clearly to have been in the S. part of the Illyrian territory, and in modern Albania. There are no means of forming a conjecture how the name of this obscure tribe came to be extended to so considerable a nation.</ref> was a city in ancient [[ |
'''Albanopolis''' ({{sq|Albanopoli}}, [[Greek language|Greek]],"''Ἀλβανόπολις''")<ref>Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854)William Smith, LLD, Ed.,Ptolemy is the earliest writer in whose works the name of the Albanians has been distinctly recognised. He mentions (3.13.23) a tribe called ALBANI (Ἀλβανοί) and a town ALBANOPOLIS (Ἀλβανόπολις), in the region lying to the E. of the Ionian sea; and from the names of places with which Albanopolis is connected, it appears clearly to have been in the S. part of the Illyrian territory, and in modern Albania. There are no means of forming a conjecture how the name of this obscure tribe came to be extended to so considerable a nation.</ref> was a city in ancient [[Albania]] specifically clode to [[kruja]]. The city of the [[Albanoi]], an [[Illyrians|Illyrian]] tribe. The editors of the [[Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World]] locate Albanopolis at the modern-day village of [[Zgërdhesh]], near [[Krujë]], [[Albania]].<ref>{{Barrington|49 & notes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://albania.shqiperia.com/kat/m/shfaqart/aid/2285.html|title=Albanopolis |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> It is not certain if the ancient city corresponds with later mentions of it<ref>Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0-631-19807-5.,page 279,"We cannot be certain that the Arbanon of Anna Comnena is the same as Albanopolis of the Albani, a place located on the map of Ptolemy"</ref>.The city appears at [[150 AD]] almost 300 years after Roman conquest of the region. |
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Revision as of 17:35, 22 August 2012
41°28′31″N 19°46′35″E / 41.47528°N 19.77639°E Albanopolis (Albanian: Albanopoli, Greek,"Ἀλβανόπολις")[1] was a city in ancient Albania specifically clode to kruja. The city of the Albanoi, an Illyrian tribe. The editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World locate Albanopolis at the modern-day village of Zgërdhesh, near Krujë, Albania.[2][3] It is not certain if the ancient city corresponds with later mentions of it[4].The city appears at 150 AD almost 300 years after Roman conquest of the region.
References
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854)William Smith, LLD, Ed.,Ptolemy is the earliest writer in whose works the name of the Albanians has been distinctly recognised. He mentions (3.13.23) a tribe called ALBANI (Ἀλβανοί) and a town ALBANOPOLIS (Ἀλβανόπολις), in the region lying to the E. of the Ionian sea; and from the names of places with which Albanopolis is connected, it appears clearly to have been in the S. part of the Illyrian territory, and in modern Albania. There are no means of forming a conjecture how the name of this obscure tribe came to be extended to so considerable a nation.
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 49 & notes.
- ^ "Albanopolis". Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0-631-19807-5.,page 279,"We cannot be certain that the Arbanon of Anna Comnena is the same as Albanopolis of the Albani, a place located on the map of Ptolemy"
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