Fortifications of Arta and Ancient Ambracia
Arta, Epirus
13th Century CE (Byzantine Era), incorporating 4th Century BCE (Classical/Hellenistic) foundations
Limestone and masonry
Defensive wall and tower
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Οχυρώσεις της Άρτας και της Αρχαίας Αμβρακίας
Άρτα, Ήπειρος
13ος αιώνας μ.Χ. (Βυζαντινή Περίοδος), με ενσωματωμένα θεμέλια του 4ου αιώνα π.Χ. (Κλασική/Ελληνιστική Περίοδος)
Ασβεστόλιθος και λιθοδομή
Αμυντικό τείχος και πύργος
The Archaic (6th c. BCE) foundations of Ambracia are the stones at the very bottom of the wall. Using them as the foundation, the massive, precisely fit large isodomic blocks of the Classical/Hellenistic era (4th–3rd c. BCE) rise above them. The top layer, culminating in the crenellations, shows the medieval and later reconstructions from the Byzantine Despotate of Epirus through the Ottoman period.
Ancient Ambracia, modern Arta, Epirus, Greece. ◈ Αρχαία Αμβρακία, σύγχρονη Άρτα. Ήπειρος, Ελλάδα.