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    geographical region of Epirus, in parts of north-western Greece and southern Albania. Home to the ancient Epirotes, the state was bordered by the Aetolian...
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  • Northern Epirus, a Greek political term used to refer to parts of southern Albania Epirus (ancient state), an ancient Greek state (330–167 BC) Epirus Vetus...
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  • Alcetas I of Epirus who was expelled from his land by the Molossian pro-Spartan party and exiled in Syracuse. In 385 BC, Alcetas of Epirus was a refugee...
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    sent him back to Epirus. Pyrrhus returned to Epirus at the head of an army, but not willing to fight a civil war, he agreed to rule Epirus together with...
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    Epirus, with Gjirokastër the largest city in the Albanian part of Epirus. A rugged and mountainous region, Epirus was the north-west area of ancient Greece...
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  • Battle of Argos (category Battles involving Epirus (ancient state))
    campaigning in Italy and Sicily for seven years, King Pyrrhus of Epirus returned to Epirus. His treasury depleted by his western campaigns, he planned a...
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    Epirote Greek (category Epirus (ancient state))
    dialect is a variety of Northwest Doric that was spoken in the ancient Greek state of Epirus during the Classical Era. It outlived most other Greek dialects...
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    Epirote League (category Epirus (ancient state))
    of Epirus' expeditions. The island remained in the Epirote League until 255 BC when it became independent after the death of Alexander II of Epirus. The...
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    Molossians (category Ancient tribes in Epirus)
    They formed their own state around 370 BC and were part of the League of Epirus. The most famous Molossian ruler was Pyrrhus of Epirus, considered one of...
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    Siege of Sparta (category Battles involving Epirus (ancient state))
    the Roman Republic, Pyrrhus was forced to retreat back to Epirus. On his return to Epirus, he declared war against Antigonus Gonatas (r. 283–239 BC)...
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    Pyrrhic War (category Wars involving Epirus (ancient state))
    was largely fought between the Roman Republic and Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, who had been asked by the people of the Greek city of Tarentum in southern...
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    Empire. New York: Facts on File Inc. Encyclopædia Britannica ("Epirus") (2013). "Epirus". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 1 July 2013. Errington...
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  • Battle of Pandosia (category Battles involving Epirus (ancient state))
    and city in Epirus. This encouraged him further to leave for Southern Italy, so he would be as far away from the river and city in Epirus as possible...
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    The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus (Greek: Αὐτόνομος Δημοκρατία τῆς Βορείου Ἠπείρου, romanized: Aftónomos Dimokratía tis Voreíou Ipeírou) was a...
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  • Oridas (category Epirus (ancient state))
    was an ally of the Spartans. Epirus Classical Greece Greco-Persian Wars Panagiotis Stam. Aravantinos, Chronography of Epirus: covering in sequence the events...
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  • Treaty of Phoenice (category Epirus (ancient state))
    The Treaty of Phoenice, also known as the Peace of Phoenice, was a treaty ending the First Macedonian War. It was drawn up at Phoenice in 205 BC. The Greek...
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    presupposes the existence of Southern Epirus, which is the part of Epirus under Greek sovereignty. The term "Northern Epirus" was first used in official Greek...
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    (Θεσπρωτία, Thesprōtia), was an ancient region in Epirus in northwestern Greece. It encompassed the west-central part of Epirus, and it roughly included the...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Despotate of Epirus. The Despotate of Epirus (Medieval Greek: Δεσποτᾶτον τῆς Ἠπείρου) was one of the Greek successor...
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  • Battle of the Aous (274 BC) (category Battles involving Epirus (ancient state))
    Aous was fought in 274 BC between the invading Epirote army of Pyrrhus of Epirus and the army of Antigonus II Gonatas of Macedon near the Aous (or Aoös,...
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    Pyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese (category Wars involving Epirus (ancient state))
    Epirus ceased to be a regional power. Pyrrhus' son and successor, Alexander II of Epirus was granted generous terms by the Macedonian king. Epirus was...
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    Haywood 1971, pp. 350–358. Pyrrhus of Epirus (2) Archived 14 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine and Pyrrhus of Epirus (3) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback...
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  • Battle of Phoenice (category Battles involving Epirus (ancient state))
    of Phoenice, the most powerful city of Epirus. Scerdilaidas forces had also occupied all areas of northern Epirus up until Antigoneia. The Epirotes requested...
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    Chaonians (category Ancient tribes in Epirus)
    The Chaonians (Ancient Greek: Χάονες, romanized: Cháones) were an ancient Greek people that inhabited the historical region of Epirus which today is part...
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    Arta, Greece (category Municipalities of Epirus (region))
    regional unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμβρακία). Arta is known for the...
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  • Cleopatra of Macedon (category Ancient Epirote queens consort)
    BC), or Cleopatra of Epirus (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Ηπείρου) was an ancient Macedonian princess and later queen regent of Epirus. The daughter of Philip...
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    Molossian hound and Epirus mastiff, is an extinct dog breed from Ancient Greece. The Molossus were dogs that were kept by the ancient Greek tribe and kingdom...
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    Thesprotians (category Ancient tribes in Epirus)
    the Epirus until they were annexed into the Roman Empire. Strabo puts the Thesprotians' territory, Thesprotis, on the coast of southwest Epirus. Thesprotis...
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    Olympias (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    Neoptolemus I, king of the Molossians, an ancient Greek tribe in Epirus, and sister of Alexander I of Epirus. She also had a sister named Troas, who married...
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    Butrint (category Cities in ancient Epirus)
    Albanian: Butrint) was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus. Originally a settlement of...
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