An ancient Greek city (modern Arta in Greece) located in Epirus, once a significant port and cultural center in the northwestern Mediterranean.
From ancient Greek 'Amprakia,' possibly derived from pre-Greek substrate languages, referring to the settlement in the region of Epirus with uncertain but possibly river-related etymology.
Ambraca sat at a crossroads of Greek, Illyrian, and Persian influence—making it a contested prize where different empires clashed, but its natural harbor made it wealthy enough to commission impressive temples and sculptures that rivaled those of major Greek city-states.
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