A general meeting was held at the Ministry of Culture in which the necessary projects, which must be initiated and executed, were thoroughly discussed in order to compile the file for the candidacy of the archaeological site of Nikopolis for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Nicopolis, founded in 31 BC, as colonia Augusta, in southwestern Epirus, near today’s Preveza, is one of the largest archaeological sites in Greece, as it extends over more than 13,000 acres.

Nicopolis (city of victory), was built by order of the emperor Augustus Octavianus (or Octavius), the first emperor of Rome, to honor the gods, mainly Apollo or “Actius Apollo” or, as others say, Poseidon and Ares for the victory they gave him against Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the great Naval Battle of Actium, in 31 BC.

The method of preparation and the content of the nomination file are analyzed in the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Convention. According to them, the candidate site for registration in the Directory should correspond to a series of predetermined and strict conditionswhich have been set by the organs of the Convention and which our country must document in the integrated management plan that must be submitted.

During the meeting, the basic principles for writing the nomination filein order to be documented with clarity and completeness the universal value, authenticity and integrity of the monumental space.

THE Lina Mendoni insisted on the need to mature studies and projects with very tight scheduleslike the restoration of the Stadiumthe construction of a visitor reception building of the archaeological site, the browsing and driving routes within the site, not only for pedestrians and the disabled, but also for bicycles and electric vehicles, the positioning of sales, soft drinks and rest areas for visitors, while he placed particular emphasis on implementation water supply and fire protection projects of the archaeological site.

The works carried out in the archaeological site

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As the relevant announcement of the Ministry of Culture informs, the development of the projects carried out in Nikopolis by the competent services of the Ministry of Culture was discussed, such as the projects of the protection, maintenance and restoration of the Great Theatreof its restoration and promotion House of Justice, of the maintenance and promotion of of mosaics of the Basilica I of Dumetius and the Basilica IV, the restoration and restoration of the Basilica II of Alcisonos.

The course and the necessity of the excavation works carried out in individual monuments and for the Forum disclosure.

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Extensively updated on Bypass transportation project of Nikopolis, performed by the Region of Epirus, a necessary condition for the specific nomination to proceed, as well as for various individual projects launched or executed by the Region of Epirus and the Municipality of Preveza.

The meeting was attended by the deputy governor of Preveza Stratos Ioannou, the mayor of Preveza Nikos Georgakos, the president of the Board of Directors. of ODAP Nikoletta Divaris-Valakou, the directors of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, as well as Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Antiquities, Elena Kountouri and Julia Papageorgiou, the directors of Restoration of Ancient, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments and Studies and Execution of Museums and Cultural Buildings Themistokles Vlachoulis and Konstantinos Frisiras , the general director of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Anastasia Gadoulou, the head of EDEPOL of the YPPO Yiannis Mylonas, the National Representative for UNESCO World Heritage Sites Konstantina Benisi, the head of the Expert Group of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee Eugenia Berdenmacher-Gerousi, the head of the EFA Preveza Anthi Angeli, the head of the Department of New Monuments and Technical Projects of Epirus, Northern Ionian and Western Macedonia Vassilios Kaskanis and other officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.