Key Towns Along The Via Egnatia
(listed from west to east)
| Ancient name | Modern name | Modern country |
|---|---|---|
| Dyrrachium, later Epidamnos | Durrës | Albania |
| Claudiana | Peqin | Albania |
| Apollonia | Beside the village of Pojani (7 km W. of Fier) | Albania |
| Masio Scampa | Elbasan | Albania |
| Lychnidos | Ohrid | Republic of Macedonia |
| Heraclea Lyncestis | Bitola | Republic of Macedonia |
| Florina | Florina | Greece |
| Edessa | Edessa | Greece |
| Pella | Pella | Greece |
| Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Greece |
| Pydna | Might be the village of Kitros, 6 km S-W of modern Pydna | Greece |
| Amphipolis | Amfipoli | Greece |
| Philippi | 14 km N-W of Kavala | Greece |
| Neapolis | Kavala | Greece |
| Traianoupolis | Traianoupoli | Greece |
| Kypsela | İpsala | Turkey |
| Aenus | Enez | Turkey |
| Aproi (a.k.a. Apros, Apris, Aprī,...) | Village of Kermeyan | Turkey |
| Perinthus, later Heraclea | Village of Marmaraereğlisi | Turkey |
| Adrianople | Edirne (not on the main Via Egnatia) | Turkey |
| Caenophrurium | Çorlu | Turkey |
| Selymbria | Silivri | Turkey |
| Melantias | Turkey | |
| Rhegion | Küçükçekmece, 15 km W. of Istanbul | Turkey |
| Byzantium, later Constantinople | Istanbul | Turkey |
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