Historical place profile
Zervokhori
A fortified settlement, probably constructed in the Hellenistic period, located south of the modern Greek village of Asfaka (Souli municipality, Epirus). An extensive, elite residence was built inside the fortification in early Roman times. The modern chapel of Ag. Donatos, which incorporates spolia from a Hellenistic structure, was built on part of the lower terrace of the ancient site.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:531157
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:531157
- Place type
- ruin, settlement
- Coordinates
- 39.395789, 20.562121
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A fortified settlement, probably constructed in the Hellenistic period, located south of the modern Greek village of Asfaka (Souli municipality, Epirus). An extensive, elite residence was built inside the fortification in early Roman times. The modern chapel of Ag. Donatos, which incorporates spolia from a Hellenistic structure, was built on part of the lower terrace of the ancient site.
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 54 C3 Zervokhori
Source and reuse
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Research path
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