Nicopolis
Nicopolis or Actia Nicopolis was the capital city of the Roman province of Epirus. Its site, near Preveza, Greece, still contains impressive ruins. The city was founded in 29 BC by Octavian in commemoration of his victory in 31 BC over Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient city founded by Augustus after the battle of Actium
- Also known as: “Nicopolis Actia” and “Nikópolis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Odeion.
Odeion
Ruins
Photo: Vfeidop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odeion is a ruins, which is situated 500 metres northwest of Nicopolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikopoli and Mytikas.
Mytikas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mytikas is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Nicopolis.
Preveza
Photo: Harrygouvas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preveza is a town in Epirus with a charming location, a beautiful promenade, some remarkable fortifications, and the harbour.
Nicopolis
- Categories: archaeological site, group of structures or buildings, ancient city, voluntary association, tourism, and office
- Location: Preveza, Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.00906° or 39° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
20.73433° or 20° 44′ 4″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8GF22P5M+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 998155156OpenStreetMap feature
office=associationOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
256405Wikidata ID
Q943637
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Vietnamese—“Nicopolis” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Νικόπολις”
- Armenian: “Նիկոպոլիս”
- Asturian: “Nicópolis”
- Basque: “Nikopolis”
- Belarusian: “Нікопаль”
- Bulgarian: “Никопол”
- Bulgarian: “Никополи”
- Catalan: “Nicòpolis de l’Epir”
- Cebuano: “Nikópolis”
- Chinese: “尼哥波立”
- Chinese: “尼科波利斯”
- Croatian: “Nicopolis”
- Croatian: “Nikopol”
- Czech: “Nikopolis”
- Danish: “Nikopolis”
- Dutch: “Nicopolis (Epirus)”
- Dutch: “Nicopolis”
- Finnish: “Nikopolis”
- French: “Nicopolis ad Actium”
- French: “Nicopolis d’Epire”
- French: “Nicopolis d’Épire”
- French: “Nikopoli”
- Galician: “Nicópolis”
- German: “Nikopolis”
- Greek: “Αρχαία Νικόπολη”
- Greek: “Νικόπολη Ηπείρου”
- Greek: “Νικόπολη”
- Greek: “Νικόπολις”
- Hebrew: “ניקופוליס”
- Hungarian: “Nicopolis”
- Hungarian: “Nikopolisz”
- Indonesian: “Nicopolis”
- Irish: “Niocapoil”
- Italian: “Nicopoli d’Epiro”
- Japanese: “ニコポリス (プレヴェザ)”
- Latin: “Nicopolis”
- Malagasy: “Nikopolisy any Epirosy”
- Malagasy: “Nikôpôlisy any Epirôsy”
- Persian: “نیکوپولیس”
- Polish: “Nikopolis”
- Portuguese: “Nicópolis”
- Romanian: “Nicopole, Epir”
- Romanian: “Nicopole”
- Russian: “Никополь”
- Serbian: “Nikopolis”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nicopolis”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nikopolis”
- Slovenian: “Nikopolis”
- Spanish: “Nicopolis”
- Spanish: “Nicópolis”
- Swedish: “Actia Nikopolis”
- Swedish: “Nikópolis”
- Tatar: “Никополис борынгы каласы”
- Turkish: “Nikopolis”
- Ukrainian: “Нікополь”
- Vietnamese: “Nicopolis”
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