Historical place profile

Nikaia

An ancient settlement in Illyria, associated with ancient Byllis. The site of Nikaia is located on a hill southeast of the modern Albanian settlement of Klos, some 1.5 kilometers south of Byllis.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:481926
Catalogue ID
pleiades:481926
Place type
settlement, theatre
Coordinates
40.526839, 19.756886
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient settlement in Illyria, associated with ancient Byllis. The site of Nikaia is located on a hill southeast of the modern Albanian settlement of Klos, some 1.5 kilometers south of Byllis.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 49 B3 Nikaia

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Research path

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