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According to archeological data, the city of Orik is founded in the middle of the century. VI p. Kr, while in historical sources it is mentioned that in the century. V p. Kr by Herodotus and Hecataeus of Miletus, as the harbor of Epirus. It is a city mentioned for its importance in the battles between Macedonia and Rome at the end of the III century B.C , as well as in the civil war between Caesar and Pompey in 48 B.C. In ancient sources Oriku is mentioned for the last time in the century. II B.C.E, while according to archeological data life continues until late medieval antiquity. Surrounding walls preserved on the surface are a few tracts belonging to the ancient period and late antiquity. The traces of the town dwellings are almost all carved into the rock of the hill and have various dimensions from 7x9 m to 4x4 m. They are one or two alcoves and date back to about the century. III B.C.E. From the entrances of the city mentioned in Caesar's memoirs, the one on the north side is preserved, which has two construction phases dating back to the Hellenistic period and late antiquity, respectively, measuring 14. 50x11.20 m and a height of about 2 m. The fortification of the city also preserves the wall and the entrance to the acropolis. The wall of the acropolis has a length of 39.6 m, height 0.42-0.60 m and a width of up to 3.25 m. The acropolis wall dates back to late antiquity.

Among the monuments found in the archeological excavations are: Monopter type building on the eastern terrace of the hill. This building dates back to around the century. III-II B.C.E and destroyed in the middle of the century. I B.C.E. The monument has dimensions of 6.40x6.40 m and was discovered in 2012. In the years 1958-60 was discovered an altar measuring 3x3.45 m with a square shape, which in its current state is dismantled. The central monument of the orik is its Monumental Fountain, which dates back to the Hellenistic period and was abandoned around the 1st century B.C. Its architectural components are the semicircular staircase, which has a podium framed with denticles that reaches 1.57 m in height. It consists of two side rooms with a rectangular shape with dimensions 5 x 12.60 m south and 3.7x17.4 north. In its center during the 2013 excavations was discovered a channel 7 m long, 2 m deep and 80 cm wide, on its rocky floor, leading to five steps worked in stone blocks. At the foot of the hill above the fountain there is a staircase preserved in good condition, also worked in rock, with 0.40 m wide legs and 0.10-0.12 m height. To the south-west of the ancient city is the necropolis, which lies on a plateau and several hills.