Roman teichi Nikopolis

The walls of Nikopolis tell a story of triumph and survival. Founded in 29 BC by Octavian Augustus to commemorate his naval victory at Actium, this "city of victory" was a grand Roman project, partly financed by King Herod I of Judea. Its first circuit, some five kilometres long, was built in an era of Roman peace and was consequently thin, incomplete and short on towers. Later centuries brought new fortifications, including Early Christian and late antique work, and excavation has continued from 1971 into recent years.