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Apollonia in Albania ALBANIE albania. apollonia Informations and links Apollonia![]() ![]() Map Apollonia Photos Apollonia ------------------------------- Apollonia (city) Apollonia, Illyria The most important of the several Apollonias was the one in Illyria (modern Albania), known as Apollonia Apollonia, Cyrenaica Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene, 20 km (12 miles) to the southwest. The Greek geographer and mathematician Eratosthenes was born there. Apollonia, Thrace Apollonia was a Thracian city on the Black Sea (afterwards Sozopolis, and now Sizeboli), colonized by the Milesians, and famous for its colossal statue of Apollo by Calamis, which Lucullus removed to Rome. Other Apollonias Several other towns named Apollonia existed in other parts of the ancient Greek world. They included: Apollonia, Chalcidice (Khalkidhikí) Apollonia, Sicily More informations on "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonia_%28city%29" (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks with links to high government officials, and disruptive political opponents. International observers judged parliamentary elections in 2001 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies. Some of these were addressed through reforms in the Albanian electoral code prior to the nationwide municipal elections in 2003..
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