Roman Theatre, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania
Seating auditorium of the Roman theatre, 2nd century AD, with stage building, built over an earlier 4th century BC Greek theatre, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. 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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13428664
Media ID
45126034
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5611px x 3668px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
