ILLYRICUM

ILLYRICUM / The sites

History takes place.

A new way to explore Albanian history, one city at a time.

Borsh across time · ancient, medieval and Ottoman structures together

Borsh

Explore Borsh across its ancient, medieval and Ottoman history. This composite brings structures from different eras together, with each building’s period, evidence and reconstruction limits clearly identified.

Aerial illustration of the hilltop castle of Borsh: crenellated limestone walls climb to a summit with a domed mosque, a minaret and tile-roofed rooms, above an olive plain and the Ionian Sea in late-afternoon sun.AI-assisted

Illyrian Byllis · 3rd–2nd century BCE

Byllis

A city, a story taking shape. The first step towards a walk through ancient Byllis.

Interpretive view of a limestone hilltop city: a colonnaded stoa, theatre, terracotta roofs, trees and the hazy Vjosa valley in warm sunlight.AI-generated

The project

From evidence to experience.

We are building a platform for Albanian history. Plans, photographs and construction studies document each city's reconstruction and the questions that remain open.
Borsh · Reconstruction studies ↗
Byllis · Reconstruction studies ↗