Nicopolis

settlement · 30 BC – 1999 AD

An ancient city of Epirus founded by Octavian ca. 31 B.C. to commemorate his victory over Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.

Coordinates

39.01570, 20.73600

Also known as

Actanicopoli (la), Actanicopoli (la), Actia Nicopolis (lat), Nicopolis ad Actium (lat), Palaio-Preveza (el), Pireveze (ota), Άκτία Νικόπολίς (grc), Αρχαία Νικόπολη (ell), Νικόπολις (ell), Никополь (rus)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
  iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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