Valona
- 1 November 1917
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Hellenic Studies
- Vol. 37, 184-194
- https://doi.org/10.2307/625475
Abstract
The Italian occupation of Valona has drawn attention to what has been called one of the two keys of the Adriatic. It may, therefore, be of interest to trace the history of this important strategic position, which has been held by no less than twelve different masters.The name αὐλών ‘a hollow between hills,’ was applied to various places in antiquity, and from the accusative of this word comes the Italian form ‘Valona,’ or, as the Venetians often wrote it, ‘Avalona.’Keywords
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