Antiquity
The ancient city beneath modern Arta, capital of Pyrrhus.
The area has been settled since the 9th century BC. In the 7th century BC the Corinthian colony of Ambracia was founded here. In 294 BC the city was given to Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, who made it his capital. In 146 BC it became part of the Roman Republic.
In Arta you can find parts of the ancient city walls, the ruins of a temple of Apollo, a small theatre and part of a cemetery in the southwest. Finds from the area are shown in the Archaeological Museum of Arta.