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Φοινίκη (in Greek) | |
 2nd c. BC shops | |
.svg)  Shown within Albania | |
| Alternative name | Phoenike |
|---|---|
| Location | Finiq, Vlorë County, Albania |
| Region | Chaonia |
| Coordinates | 39°54′48″N 20°03′28″E / 39.91333°N 20.05778°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Chaonians |
| Founded | Second half of the 5th century BC |
| Cultures | Greek, Roman, Byzantine |
| Events | Treaty of Phoenice |
Phoenice or Phoenike (Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη) was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians.[1][2] It is located high on an almost impregnable hill commanding the fertile valley below and near the modern town of the same name, Finiq, in southern Albania.[2] It was the wealthiest city in Epirus[3] and had the strongest walls until the Roman conquest.[4] It was the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War.[5] The city is part of an archaeological park.
- ^ Lewis & Boardman 1994, p. 443: "To the north the Chaonians had expelled the Corcyraeans from their holdings on the mainland and built fortifications at Buthrotum, Kalivo and Kara-Ali-Bey; and they had a citadel at their political centre, Phoenice."
- ^ a b Hansen & Nielsen 2004, p. 348.
- ^ Polybius Histories, §2.8.3
- ^ Wilkes 1995, pp. 157–159.
- ^ Allen 1983, p. 49.