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Molossians — For the micronation of Molossia, see Republic of Molossia. Tribes of Epirus in antiquity. The Molossians (Greek: Μολοσσοί, Molossoi) were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Epirus since the Mycenaean … Wikipedia
Thesprotians — Tribes of Epirus in antiquity. The Thesprotians (Greek: Θεσπρωτοί – Thesprōtoi) were an ancient Greek tribe of Thesprotis, Epirus, akin to the Molossians.[1] The poet Homer frequent … Wikipedia
Epirus (region) — Epirus (from Ionic Greek Ήπειρος Ēpeiros , Doric Greek: Ἅπειρος Apeiros , in Albanian: Epir or Epiri ) is a region in south eastern Europe, currently divided between the periphery of Epirus in Greece (80%) and Northern Epirus in southern… … Wikipedia
Chaonians — Tribes of Epirus in antiquity. The Chaonians (Greek: Χάονες, Chaones) were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Epirus located in the north west of modern Greece and southern Albania … Wikipedia
Dionysius I of Syracuse — Dionysius I from Guillaume Rouillé s Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (ca. 432–367 BC, Greek: Διονύσιος ο Πρεσβύτερος) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, in what is now Sicily, southern Italy. He conquered several… … Wikipedia
Epirote League — The Epirote League (Greek: Κοινών των Ηπειρωτών) was an ancient Greek coalition of Epirote communities. [Boatwright, Mary T. The Romans: From Village to Empire . Oxford University Press US, 2004, ISBN 0195118758, p. 92. Pyrrhus matched this model … Wikipedia
Epirotes — The term Epirotes ( el. Ηπειρώτες) refers to the inhabitants of the region of Epirus.cite book | first= Eugene N. | last= Borza | title= In the Shadow of Olympus: the Emergence of Macedon (Revised Edition) | publisher= Princeton University Press… … Wikipedia
Illyrian warfare — is the history of the wars and battles of the Illyrian tribes and the kingdom of Illyria (4th to 2nd century BC) in the Balkans, Iron Age Italy and piracy in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic sea fought against each other and other… … Wikipedia
Butrint — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Butrint State Party = ALB Type = Cultural Criteria = iii ID = 570 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1992 Session = 16th Extension = 1999 Danger = 1997 2005 Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/570Butrint… … Wikipedia
Bardyllis — of the Illyrians (also attested as Bardylis in Ancient Greek: Βάρδυλις, [Diodorus Siculus. Library . Book [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?lookup=Diod.+16.4.1 16.4.4.1] .] Βάρδυλιν, [Libanius. Rhetorics . Orations 1 ndash;64, Oration… … Wikipedia
