Epirus Untrodden: Roman/ Byzantine Nikopolis (Vol. II)

We continue the road trip from Orraon (see Vol. I) to the Ancient Aqueduct of Nikopolis, the Roman city build by Octavian. We pass through the tunnel, where the water was supplied and climb over the pillars of the main aqueduct at Louros River. As the Roman cities were growing under the supervision of Rome it was difficult for residents to find clean drinking water. Sometimes the sources were drying up, sometimes rivers were infected. For this reason the Romans built aqueducts, providing consistently clean water to their cities. The Roman Aqueduct was built to supply Nicopolis with water. It is one of the most important structures of the Roman period in northwestern Greece.
The main concern of the Romans was to ensure the constant flow of water in order to reach every part of Nicopolis. The Aqueduct covered a distance of 50km length, nearly the entire current region of Preveza. Through the aqueduct clean water was transferred from the springs of Agios Georgios - above the current city of Filippiada – up to Nicopolis.

The "Epirus Untrodden" would be a new series of footages from Epirus, the so-called terra incognita of the Greek Land. We will explore together its rich history and its natural beauties in time.