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Dimale (Greek: Διμ!" or Δ#μ$!!%&, 'atin: Dimallum)*+ as an ancient ton in -llyria,possily situated in the territory of the -llyrian /arthini, northeast of the ancient Greekcolony of 0pollonia near modern 1rotin2, 3erat 4istrict, 0lania.5*6*7*8*9**;*<* =he city as ofuncertain foundation, Greek or -llyrian.)>*))*)5*)6*

Contents

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• ) ?istory

• 5 Findin@s and Ar@aniBation

• 6 Cee also

• 7 Deferences

• 8 Eternal links

History edit* 0ccordin@ to .G.'. ?ammond, 4imale as possile founded y 1in@ /yrrhus ofEpirus or y settlers from the neary Greek colony of 0pollonia.)6* . 3. ?atBopouloselieHes that the nonIGreek name of the city, the lack of any Greek foundin@ le@endsassociated ith it and the mied (colonial Greek, Greek from Epirus, nonIGreek+onomastics of its inhaitants create the impression that 4imale had not a Greekcharacter from the e@innin@, ut as ori@inally a /arthinian settlement that ashelleniBed under the influence of Epirus and 0pollonia.)>* 0lthou@h, the city is frequentlylinked ith the /arthini in Harious sources, it as neHer eplicitly stated to e a city of thattrie.)7*

4urin@ the Cecond -llyrian War  in 5)< 3J, 4emetrius of /haros, after epellin@ all his

-llyrian opponents from 4imale, fortified the city a@ainst an imminent Doman attack andleft to defend /haros. -n spite of the fortress of 4imale ein@ considered impre@nale, theDomans, under the command of '. 0emilius /aullus, captured the city in a seHenIday

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sie@e ith local -llyrian help. 0fter 4emetriusK complete defeat at Doman hands andultimate fli@ht to acedonia, 4imale entered into a friendly relationship (amicitia+ ithDome.)8* 4urin@ the First acedonian ar , in 5)6 or 5)5 3J, /hilip L ofacedon mana@ed to take control of the city )9* ut, after an unsuccessful Doman assaultled y /. Cempronius =uditanus in 5>8 3.J., the city as @iHen up y /hilip L inthe peace treaty eteen Dome and acedon in /hoenice the same year.)*

Findings and Organizationedit*

=he identification of the site ith the ancient city ecame possile thanks to the discoHeryof ancient tiles stamped ith the ord 4-0''-=0 in orthestern or 4oricGreek ( ΔΙΜΑΛΛΙΤΑΝ  Mof the 4imalliansM+.8* Epi@raphy in 4imale mentions a numer ofGreek offices)7* such as prytanis, @rammateus and phylarchos as ell as a sin@lededication to /hoeus.);* =he city hosted a numer of monuments, typical of the ancientGreek architectural style, such as a stoa.)7*