Monuments

Nicopolis or Actia Nicopolis was the capital city of the Roman province of Epirus Vetus. It was located in the western part of the modern state of Greece and seven kilometers in the north of Preveza Town. The city was founded in 29 BC by Octavian Augustus in commemoration of his victory in 31 BC over Antony and Cleopatra at the Naval Battle of Actium nearby.

Kassope or Cassope was an ancient Greek city in Epirus. Kassope occupies a magnificent and remote site on a high platform overlooking the Ionian sea, the Amvrakos Gulf, the peninsula of Preveza to the south, and with the slopes of Zalongo mountain to the north.

Kassope was founded in the middle of the 4th century BC as the capital of the Kassopaeans. The city flourished in the 3rd century BC, when large public buildings were built. Kassope also minted its own coins.

It was destroyed by Roman forces in 168-167 BC Kassope was abandoned in 31 B.C. when the remaining inhabitants resettled to Nikopolis the region’s new capital.

The Dance of Zalongo refers to the mass suicide of women from Souli and their children during the Souliote War at December 16, 1803.

The Monument of Zalongo is a 1961 monumental sculpture by George Zongolopoulos, commemorating the Dance of Zalongo, a mass suicide of women and children in 1803. It is located at 700 meters altitude on Mount Zalongo, near Preveza, Greece, from which it is visible. The closest village is Kamarina.

One can access the monument from Saint Dimitrios Monastery (590 meters altitude), which leads to the top via a cobbled lane of 410 steps.

The monument depicts six abstract female figures holding hands. It is 18 meters in length, 13 meters high and is made of concrete supported by 4,300 whitish limestone blocks (40x30x25 cm each). The construction took six years, from 1954 to 1960, and was financed by two Pan-Hellenic student fundraising drives.

The Nekromanteion was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone. According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to be the door to Hades, the realm of the dead.

8th century BC - Necromanteion described by Homer.

5th century BC - Necromanteion described by Herodotus.

Late 4th century BC - Site building erected.

167 BC - Site burned down by the Romans.