Petra ( grc, Πέτρα) was an ancient settlement in
Illyricum.
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...
writes that it was situated upon a hill upon the coast, which had only a moderately good harbour. Its site is tentatively located near modern
Shkëmbi i Kavajës.
See also
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List of settlements in Illyria
References
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Cities in ancient Illyria
Populated places in Illyria
Former populated places in the Balkans
Illyrian Albania