(July 24, 2017) It will be presented on July 25 at 8pm at the Butrint Theater, Albania, the second edition in Albanian of “Butrint. The Myth of Aeneas “, an account of the archaeological mission that Luigi Maria Ugolini carried to Albania in the 1920s and 1930s. The book is a historical-literary testimony of Butrint’s discovery and an accurate analysis of the organization of the ancient city and its history. Thanks to the prefaces written by archaeologists Neritan Ceka and Sandro De Maria, the Albanian reader is offered an opportunity to learn more about the historical and political context in which the Italian mission took place, as well as the informative role of archaeologists or other scholars sent to explore the Balkans. During the evening of presentation – organized by Çabej publishing house in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana – there is an historical excursus of Professor Artan Shkreli and a monologue by the actor Aleksander Nika who will be accompanied by the harp played by Aida Kasmi . (Red)
