Its ruins are situated in the Fier County , next to the village of Pojani Polina , in modern-day Albania. Apollonia was founded in BC by Greek colonists from Corfu and Corinth [2] on a site where native Illyrian tribes [3] lived, and was perhaps the most important of the several classical towns known as Apollonia. Apollonia flourished in the Roman period and was home to a renowned school of philosophy, but began to decline in the 3rd century AD when its harbor started silting up as a result of an earthquake.

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Apollonia Vitelli was born in the hills around Corleone , Sicily. Apollonia was the only daughter of a Greek mother and a Sicilian father , both of whom were incredibly protective of her and never wanted her heritage to be confused. She was the third child, having two older brothers. Apollonia grew into a very beautiful young woman. Michael was instantly attracted to her and wanted to find out who she was. Apollonia was sixteen or seventeen at the time. After making inquiries with Apollonia's father, Michael gained a cautious approval from Signor Vitelli to begin a traditional courtship of Apollonia, which the entire Vitelli family would be chaperoning. Over the next weeks, the Michael and Apollonia met each other at the Vitelli home every Sunday after church. Michael participated in Vitelli family dinners and walked with Apollonia while her family observed.
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