by Lulzim Osmanaj. Translation Petrit Latifi

In Schleimanns publication from 1963 we can read:

“The fustanella is originally an Albanian costume and was adopted by the Greeks only after the revolution. In Albania it has been preserved since ancient times; it is often found on old statues, especially that of King Pyrrhus of Epirus in the Naples Museum.”

Source

WITH A PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION, AS WELL AS NAMES AND INDEX BY ERNST MEYER. ARCHAEOLOGY RESEARCH. ITHACUS, PELOPONNESE AND TROY. DARMSTADT SCIENTIFIC BOOK ASSOCIATION. 1963. HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN