Roman Nymphaeum, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania
Roman Nymphaeum, a fountain dedicated to the nymphs, 2nd century AD, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. The Nymphaeum is a brick structure with 3 niches and a basin. Butrint was founded by the Greek Chaonian tribe and was a port throughout Hellenistic and Roman times, when it was known as Buthrotum. It was ruled by the Byzantines and the Venetians and finally abandoned in the Middle Ages. The ruins at Butrint were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13428645
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45125839
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5616px x 3744px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
