Ancient Paleros

Ancient Paleros was an city of ancient Greece, situated in the northwest part of what is now the region (' periphery') of Epirus. The city, ruinous for centuries, is thought to have existed during the Mycenean period, since parts of the city walls appear to date back to 2000 B.C. The construction of the walls interchanges between the square-shaped and the polygonal system and the parts belong to different periods.

It lies high in the mountains overlooking the Ionian sea and Lake Vourkaria (Greece). The city is thought to have had a population of over 10,000 people.

At nearby Actium, Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated in a sea battle by Octavius. According to tradition, the salt lake was the saviour of Cleopatra, who hid her ships there.

The citadel on the eastern part of the yard is separated by a partition and is considered to be the most ancient part of the wall, probably from the Mycenean period.

It is close to the modern town of Paleros (Greece).