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Cassope
39.1453° N, 20.6756° E
About
Kassope or Cassope (Ancient Greek: Κασσώπη - Kassōpē, also Κασσωπία - Kassōpia and Κασσιόπη - Kassiopē) was an ancient Greek city in Epirus. Kassope occupies a magnificent and remote site on a high platform overlooking the sea, the Ambracian Gulf and the fertile lands to the south, and with the slopes of the Zalongo mountain to the north. It is considered one of the best remaining examples of a city built on a rectilinear street grid of a Hippodamian plan in Greece.
Historical Timeline
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Mention in Cassander's war
312 BCE
Period of prosperity
3rd century BCE
Abandonment and resettlement
31 BCE
City founded
mid-4th century BCE
Earliest settlements
Paleolithic
Damaged by Roman forces
168–167 BCE
Early modern visit
early 19th century
Modern excavations
1952, 1955, 1977–1983
Archaeological Features
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Defensive Structures
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
Transportation and Communication Structures
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