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 | | As early as the 5th century BC Dyrrhachium, or Epidamnus, has its potteries, metal and leather processing shops, textiles, shipyards, etc. Proofs of such a trade development in this city are the minting of both bronze and silver coins, while the mosaic of a gravelled floor showing the so-called Dyrrhachium's Beauty suggests the urban prosperity. |
 | | During 5th century BC it became an advanced economic centre with numerous crafts and extended its relations with both the Illyrian world and Attica and later on with Magma Grecia (Southern Italy). |
 | | During the 3d century BC, the city strengthened economically and it’s at this time that the agora, covering an area of 4 hectares, the theatre that held 9000 seats, the stadium, the gymnasium, etc., had been built. |
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