Butrint 布特林特

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World Heritage Committee Description:
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Butrint has been the site of a Greek colony, a Roman city and a bishopric. Following a period of prosperity under Byzantine administration, then a brief occupation by the Venetians, the city was abandoned in the late Middle Ages after marshes formed in the area. The present archaeological site is a repository of ruins representing each period in the city’s development.

布特林特城史前就有人定居，先后为希腊殖民地、古罗马城市和主教辖区所在地。在拜占庭时期，这里曾一度非常繁荣，后被威尼斯人短期占领。中世纪后期，由于该地区变成了沼泽，所以这个城市便被遗弃了。现在的考古遗址其实就是一个废墟，展现了这个城市发展各个时期的风貌。