It was described by Pausanias who visited it many centuries later. The monument was an arrangement of five Trojan and five Achaean heroes who faced each other and were observed by Zeus who stood at the center, surrounded by Eos and Thetis, while Apollo and other gods who supported the Trojans were placed to his right. The monument highlights that Apollonia had embraced a tradition which showed preference for the Trojans in Trojan War. This tradition had developed in Epirus and southern Illyria in reference to mythological constructions which linked the foundation of settlements to Trojan migration in the area. From 2nd century B.C Apollonia became a major center of Greek leaning. Apollonia was also a major centre for the study of astronomy. The building known as the Agonothetes monument was built in the 2nd century BC. It had a ten-tier cavea and functioned as Apollonia's municipal building for council meetings. Its small capacity highlights that the oligarchic political organization of Apollonia was preserved in its early Roman era. Notable people Isocrates of Apollonia, rhetorician and pupil of the elder Isocrates Gallery See also List of settlements in Illyria Tourism in Albania Notes References Bibliography External links Official Site of the National Archeological Park of Apollonia GCatholic - bishopric & titular see 588 BC 6th-century BC establishments Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast Albania in the Roman era Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Albania Archaeology of Illyria Buildings and structures in Fier County Catholic titular sees in Europe Corinthian colonies Cities in ancient Illyria Former populated places in Albania Greek colonies in Illyria Hellenistic Albania Illyrian Albania Populated places in Fier Tourist attractions in Fier County