The Archaeological Museum of Nicopolis is a

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Nicopolis Nicopolis ( grc-gre, Νικόπολις, Nikópolis, City of Victory) or Actia Nicopolis was the capital city of the Roman province of Epirus Vetus. It was located in the western part of the modern state of Greece. The city was founded in 29 ...

, in the Preveza regional unit in northwestern

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History

Until 1940, the ‘’Archaeological Museum of Preveza – Nicopolis’’ was located in an Ottoman

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, in the city of Preveza, Greece. In 1940, the mosque was bombed by Italian aircraft and was partially destroyed. Some of the exhibits were stolen. After the

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, the mosque was demolished by the Greek state. In 1965 the state built a small Archaeological

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inside the Byzantine walls of ancient Nicopolis: . From 1998 to 2006 a new archaeological museum was built 5 km North of Preveza. In July 2009, the new Archaeological museum of Nicopolis was open to public (http://www.visit-preveza.com/museum_nikopoli ). The Nicopolis Museum is open every day from 8 am to 8pm, including Saturday and Sunday (more information on the official web-site at http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh355.jsp?obj_id=2575 ).

Exhibits

*Marble tomb sculpture, with the name of the deceased, his father, his profession, his age. *Marble oblation altar, dedicated to Empress Sabine, wife of Emperor Hadrian. *Marble sarcophagus, with lions, flowers, etc. *Marble sitting lion of the 4th century BC *Marble statue of goddess Minerva - a Roman copy of 4th century BC *Marble statue of a muse called the "small Heracliotis" *Broken marble head of General Agrippa, reconstructed. *Marble head of Faustina, wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who appears to suffer from

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. *Marble Cylindrical base of a statue, with a relief the Battle of the Amazons (Amazonomachia). It has been partially reused as a Christian mosaic, from the Alkysson Basilica. *Marble plaque with an ancient symposium (a postcital man and a woman) *Glass urn, coins, and hair pins from Odeum. *New exhibits: Many important new exhibits are being prepared for the new museum, and will go on display in 2010. Many of them were found at the site of the Monument of Augustus between the years 1995-2005.

Gallery

File:Bust of General Agrippa.jpg, Marble bust of General Agrippa, dating from the second half of the 1st century BC. File:Marble bust of Augustus.jpg, Marble bust of Augustus, dating from either the second half of the 1st century BC, or the 1st century AD. File:Ship ram from the fleet of Marc Antony and Cleopatra.jpg, The last surviving bronze ship ram taken from the fleet of Marc Antony and Cleopatra, originally 36 ship rams would have been set up on display at the Monument of Augustus (the Victory Monument of Actium). File:Semicircular Marble Base.jpg, Semicircular marble base, likely a decorative aspect of the altar of Apollo at the Monument of Augustus. Depicted are various gods and heroes of the Greek Pantheon, note the archaistic style. File:Detail of the semicircular marble base.jpg, Detail of the semicircular marble base. File:Fragments from the Monument of Augustus.jpg, Decorative fragments from the Monument of Augustus. File:Two Attic reliefs.jpg, Two Attic reliefs, one is from the 4th century BC while the other is between the 2nd century BC to the 1st century BC. File:Roman Marble Lion.jpg, A Greek marble lion, from the 4th century BC. File:Statue of Athena from Nikopolis.jpg, A Roman marble statue of Minerva.

External links

Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
*http://prevezamuseum.spaces.live.com Search with your browser for Archaeological Museum of Nicopolis (not Nikopolis) and press on the right column link to get an excellent slide-show of the museums (old and new) and many of the exhibits. {{DEFAULTSORT:Archaeological Museum Of Nicopolis

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