Vlora is one of the oldest cities of Albania. It was founded by Ancient Greeks in the 6th century BC and named Aul?n, one of several colonies on the Illyrian coast[6], mentioned for the first time by Ptolemy. Other geographical documents, such as Peutinger’s “Tabula” and the “Synecdemus” of Hierocles, also mention it. The city was an important port of the Roman Empire, when it was part of Epirus Nova.
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The modern name for the city is the Albanian form Vlorë or Vlora. Vlora was created in antiquity as a Greek colony in the territory of Illyria. Its first name, still used today in Greece, is Aulon, which means valley and may have been a reinterpretation of a pre-Greek name.In early 20th century, Vlorë was referred to in English as Avlona or by the Italian name Valona. During the Ottoman era, the Turkish name Avlonya was also used.
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