Walls

 

The surrounding wall was constructed of conglomerate limestones in rectangular forms, set in parallel lines of equal height. This manner of construction is known from the surrounding wall of Apollonia.

 

The lower part of the fortification is surrounded by a single wall, reinforced with towers in the places most exposed to enemy attacks. The road corridor passed between these two towers. Another entrance, only one meter wide, was located almost in the middle of the southern wall to allow for a quick exit.

 

The Southern Fortification System (3rd to 2nd century BC) is a linear structure of 800 meters, with five defensive towers and the small Southern Gate. It was the most significant defensive section of the fortification system and dates back to the beginning of the 3rd century BC. The style used in its construction is isodomic (regular, almost quadratic stone blocks in horizontal lines). The five towers were comprised of two metallic constructions reinforced through crossbeams. They were built in the shape of rectangles more than 6 m high and wide, in a distance of 60 m from each other.

 

 

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