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	Epirus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Epirus (region) - a historical and geographical region of the southwestern Balkans, straddling modern Greece and Albania
		Epirus (periphery) - one of the thirteen peripheries (administrative divisions) of Greece
		Epirus vetus or Epirus nova - provinces of the Roman Empire
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Epirus (133 words)

	Epirus - LoveToKnow Watches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		EPIRUS, or Epeirus, an ancient district of Northern Greece extending along the Ionian Sea from the Acroceraunian promontory on the N. to the Ambracian gulf on the S. It was conterminous on the landward side with Illyria, Macedonia and Thessaly, and thus corresponds to the southern portion of Albania.
		The kings, or rather chieftains, of the Molossians, who ultimately extended their power over all Epirus, claimed to be descended from Pyrrhus, son of Achilles, who, according to legend, settled in the country after the sack of Troy, and transmitted his kingdom to Molossus, his son by Andromache.
		Tocco, lord of Cephalonia and Zante, obtained the recognition of his title of Despot of Epirus from the emperor Manuel Comnenus in the beginning of the 15th century; but his family was deprived of their possession in 1431 by Murad (Amurath) II.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Epirus (1373 words)

	Epirus (region) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Epirus (Greek Ήπειρος, Ípiros) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in south-eastern Europe.
		The Greek portion of the region is incorporated as the periphery of Epirus.
		The historical region of Epirus is generally regarded as extending from the Bay of Vlorë in Albania to the Gulf of Arta or Ambracian Gulf in Greece.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Epirus_(region) (1860 words)

	Epirus - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Epirus was settled by Greeks early in the first millennium BC but remained a frontier area contested with the Illyrian peoples of the Adriatic coast.
		Epirus was ruled from the 6th century by a dynasty, the Molossians, who claimed to be descended from Pyrrhus, son of Achilles.
		The main importance of Epirus to the Greek cities (polis) was that it was the location of the shrine and the oracle at Dodona, second in importance only to the oracle atDelphi.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Epirus (1406 words)

	Epirus
		Epirus was settled by Greeks early in the first millennium BC (greater precision is not possible), but remained a frontier area, contested with the Illyrian peoples of the Adriatic coast.
		Epirus was ruled from some time in the 6th century by a dynasty, the Molossians, who claimed to be descended from Pyrrhus, son of Achilles.
		The main importance of Epirus to the Greek cities was that it was the location of the shrine and oracle at Dodona, second in importance only to Delphi.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/e/ep/epirus.html (1382 words)

	Epirus
		Epirus was settled by Illyrians early in the second millennium BC and parts of it were much later colonized by the ancient Greeks.
		The Despotate of Epirus is the independent state that was established after the fall of Constantinople to the Crusaders (1204).
		The Treaty of Berlin of 1881 gave Greece parts of southern Epirus, but it was not until the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 that rest of southern Epirus was given to Greece.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ep/Epirus.htm (1750 words)

	Virtual Rome: Epirus caesari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In the later empire the city became the capital of the province of New Epirus (Epirus Nova).
		Nikopolis, Victory City (Paleopreveza) in Epirus (northwest Greece), on the hilly isthmus of a promontory closing the Ambracian Gulf (Gulf of Arta) from the north.
		The town, sometimes also known as Actia Nicopolis, was founded by Octavian (the future Augustus) in 31 BC to celebrate his decisive naval victory over Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt off Actium at the entrance to the Gulf.
	www.magellannarfe.com /virtualrome/central/moesia/epirus/page.htm (483 words)

	Epirus
		Epirus (Greek Ήπειρος), is a province or periphery in northwestern Greece, bounded by West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, by the Ambracian Gulf and the province of West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and Albania to the north.
		In the 18th century, as the power of the Ottomans declined, Epirus became a virtually independent region under the despotic rule of Ali Pasha Tepelenë, an Albanian brigand who became pasha, or provincial governor, of Ioannina in 1788, and at one time controlled much of western Greece and Albania.
		Epirus 1-drachma value stamp of the infantryman issue of March 1914, See Postage stamps and postal history of Epirus
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Regions/Epirus.html (1343 words)

	Wikinfo \| Roman and Byzantine Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Venetians controlled the Duchy of the Archipelago in the Aegean, and the Despotate of Epirus was established as a Byzantine successor state.
		Epirus was nominally Byzantine but still occasionally rebelled, until it was fully recovered in 1339.
		Greece was mostly used as a battleground during the civil war between John V Palaeologus and John VI Cantacuzenus in the 1340s, and at the same time the Serbs and Ottomans began attacking Greece as well.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Roman_and_Byzantine_Greece (1919 words)

	Roman province - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The scheme was not to last in detail, but although the Caesars were soon eliminated from the picture, the four administrative resorts were restored in 318 by Emperor Constantine I, in the form of praetorian prefectures, whose holders generally rotated frequently, as in the usual magistracies but without a colleague.
		Constantine also created a second capital, Nova Roma, known after him as Constantinople, and each of these two cities had its own extraordinary governor or Praefectus Urbi.
		In general, between the acclamation of Diocletian and the formal end of the western Empire in 476, the Empire was recognised as being divided into two, with separate Emperors for the Eastern and Western halves.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Roman_province (1813 words)

	EPIRUS, or EPEIRUS - Online Information article about EPIRUS, or EPEIRUS
		BONE (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages, in many of which it is confined to the shank of the leg, as in the German Bein)
		title of king of Epirus, and raised the reputation of his country abroad.
		Sicily, and gave to Epirus a momentary importance which it never again possessed.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /EMS_EUD/EPIRUS_or_EPEIRUS.html (1678 words)

	Epirus in Greece, introduced by Almi Yachts
		Epirus is one of the most beautiful parts of Greece, when at the same time is reckoned as the poorest region of the European Union!!
		Beginning late of 1350s until 1416 parts of Epirus were ruled by Albanian aristocrat families Shpata and Zenebishi.
		Preveza: The Prefecture of Preveza is in the southern part of the District of Epirus.
	www.almiyachts.com /greek_islands/ionian_islands/epirus/epirus.html (1334 words)

	Epirus (region) info here at en.andtop.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Map of ancient Epirus Contents 1 Etymology of the name 2 Boundaries and definitions 3 Geography and ecology 4 History 4.1 Early settlement 4.2 Epirus and ancient Greece 4.3 Roman and Byzantine rule 4.4 Epirus under the Ottomans 4.5 20th century Epirus 5 Notes 6 See also 7 Bibliography 8 External links
		Epirus and ancient Greece Remains of the sanctuary of Zeus Dodonaios in Dodona
		In his biography of king Pyrrhus, he claims that Achilles "had a divine status in Epirus and in the local dialect he was called Aspetos"[1].
	en.andtop.info /Epirus_(region) (1993 words)

	Byllis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A titular see of Epirus Nova (Albania), whose title is often added to that of Apollonia among the suffragans of Dyrrachium (Durazzo).
		It was situated west of Avlona, on the coast, near the modern village Gradica, or Gradiste, a Slav name substituted in later episcopal "Notitiae" for the old Illyrian name Byllis (Not.
		At Chalcedon in 451, Eusebius subscribes simply as Bishop of Apollonia; on the other hand, Philocharis subscribes as Bishop of Byllis only in the letter of the bishops of Epirus Nova to the Emperor Leo (458).
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/b/byllis.html (148 words)

	Ila Varta the homeland of Illyrians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		ILLYRIS GRAECA, which was called in later times EPIRUS NOVA, extended from the river Drilo to the SE., up to the Ceraunian mountains, which separated it from Epirus Proper.
		On the N. it was bounded by the Roman Illyricum and Mount Scordus, on the W. by the Ionian sea, on the S. by Epirus, and on the E. by Macedonia; comprehending, therefore, nearly the whole of modern Albania.
		At least such is the Roman version of their offence, for which a truly Roman vengeance was taken by Publius Scipio, B.C. After a defence, such as might be expected when despair of mercy was added to national fortitude, the city was stormed and burnt over the slaughtered corpses of all its inhabitants,.
	www.geocities.com /protoillyrian/ila_varta.html (10080 words)

	History of Albania Encyclopedia Article @ Distrusts.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In 379, under emperor Theodosius I, as part of the Prefecture of Illyricum Orientale, the southern region was divided into three provinces: Epirus Vetus, with capital at Nicopolis (modern Preveza); Epirus Nova, with capital at Durrës; and Praevalitania, with capital at Shkodër.
		In Old and New Epirus, 50 existing forts were repaired, but according Procopius in his Secret History, the region was ravaged almost every year of Justinian's reign by Huns and Slavs, causing many Roman casualties and so much destruction that the area was deserted.
		Beginning in the 14th century, many Albanians left their troubled homeland and migrated southward into the mountains of Epirus and to the cities and islands of Greece.
	www.distrusts.com /encyclopedia/History_of_Albania (3630 words)

	The Ultimate Pyrrhus of Epirus Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		Pyrrhus (318 BC - 272 BC) (Greek Πυρρος, "the color of fire, reddish, red-blonde") was the king of Epirus from 306 - 301 BC and again from 297 - 272 BC.
		Prince of one of the Alexandrian successor states, Pyrrhus was dethroned at the age of 17 when he left his kingdom to attend a wedding.
		Pyrrhus married Ptolemy's I stepdaughter Antigone and in 297 BC restored his kingdom of Epirus.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Pyrrhus_of_Epirus (907 words)

	Macedonia
		Each year a governor was dispatched from Rome with supreme military and judicial powers; the partition fell into abeyance and communication within the province was improved by the construction of the Via Egnatia from Dyrrhachium to Thessalonica, whence it was afterward continued eastward to the Nestus and the Hellespont.
		In the 10th century a large part of it was under Bulgarian rule, and afterward colonies of various Asiatic tribes were settled there by the Byzantine emperors.
		During the 2nd half of the 14th century the greater part of it was part of the Servian dominions, but in 1430 Thessalonica fell before the Ottoman Turks, and from that time down to the year 1913 Macedonia has formed part of the Turkish empire.
	holycall.com /biblemaps/macedonia.htm (2980 words)

	MACEDONIA "TRUE MACEDONIANS WERE AND ARE GREEK"
		Both bovines and sheep and goats, along with pulses and cereals (wheat and barley) formed part of the daily diet of the inhabitants of Macedonia, who at this period were serving their apprenticeship in the production of bronze tools, used alongside stone implements.
		In time, it also acquired a certain independence, despite the fact that in the later centuries of this same period (Bronze Age), it was to be influenced by the outstanding achievements of the Mycenaean wheel.
		Painters from Kastoria, and then from Crete, Epirus, and Thebes, in guilds or individually, crisscrossed Macedonia from as early as the 15th century, and hymned the glories of the Orthodox faith with their palettes, some in a primitive style, others with a more academic, refined intent.
	www.macedonia.info /history.htm (4937 words)

	SEDA - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		However, if we were to explore and view them thoroughly within the context of archaeological data, we can achieve to reconstruct a fair standpoint of the Illyrian culture.
		In 231 BC they defeat Etols and enter into alliance with Epirus and Acarnania and apparently turn out to be the most powerful force in the Balkans, and that’s why they come against the hegemonic schemes of Rome in Adriatic.
		Southern Illyria was divided into four provinces: Preval (with Shkodër as its centre), Dardania (with Skoplje as its center), Nova Epirus (with Dyrrhachium as its centre) and Ancient Epirus (with Nicopoja as its centre).
	www.seda.org.al /ACH/bizant.htm (1219 words)

	Epirus
		Epirus is the most mountainous part of Greece; three quarters of it consists of high peaks and steep hills.
		Emigration has left its mark on Epirus, with the pain of separation inspiring the richest collection of Greek popular songs, while at the same time the sons of Epirus were great benefactors who did much to support the modern Greek state.
		Epirus is known for its exquisite stone bridges, whose architecture and legends culminate in the bridge at Arta.
	greeceforvisitors.com /list_travel_area.asp?area_code=9 (294 words)

	Detailed History of Albania: Albanian identities!!! - www.ezboard.com
		Around 1204 the principality of Arbania emancipated itself from Byzantine control, but, in turn, fell under pressure by the Despotate of Epirus to the south, the Serbian principality of Zeta to the north, and the county of Durrës, established by the Venetian Republic, to the west.
		Through a dynastic marriage between King of Sicily Manfred Hohenstaufen and the daughter of the despot of Epirus, an attempt was made to consolidate the control of Epirus over the Albanian principality.
		The policy of the Byzantine rulers was directed to the strengthening of the Balkan positions of the empire, and the Muslim beyliks in Asia Minor were expected to contribute to its realisation.
	pub18.ezboard.com /fbalkansfrm58.showMessage?topicID=50.topic (17664 words)

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		After the battle of Actium in 31 B.C., Augustus made over Dyrrachium to acolony of his veterans; it became a civitas libera and a great commercial emporium (for coins see Maier, Numis.
		The summit of its prosperity was reached about the end of the 4th century, when it was made the capital of Epirus Nova.
		Its bishopric, created about A.D. 58, was raised to an archbishopric in 449.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=21784 (1699 words)

	BOOK 13
		It is, in fact, nothing else than that confession of faith, Regula Fidei, with anathematisms over Nestorius, Eutyches, Dioseurus, etc., which the bishops of Epirus, on March 18 of the following year, sent to the Pope with their subscriptions.
		He expresses his pleasure that the bishops of that country, although somewhat late, had returned to the orthodox doctrine, and explains clearly that not only Eutyches, but also Dioscurus, Timothy (Aelurus), Peter, Acacius, and other later heads of the antiecclesiastical party (also the Henoticans) were to be rejected and to be abhorred.
		It is addressed, not to Archbishop John, but to the Roman subdeacon Pulion, whom the Pope sent as his Nuntius to Epirus, and has the following content: If the archbishop of Nicopolis has received the papal letters, he should assemble the bishops of his parochia (here meaning province) and make them subscribe the Libellus appended.
	www.godrules.net /library/hefele/84hefele_d3.htm (11067 words)

	History of Albania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Christianity came to the Illyrian-populated lands in the first century A.D. Saint Paul wrote that he preached in the Roman province of Illyricum, and legend holds that he visited Durrës.
		When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in A.D. 395, Illyria east of the Drinus River (Drina in Yugoslavia), including the lands that now make up Albania, were administered by the Eastern Empire but were ecclesiastically dependent on Rome.
		The constant warfare in Albania was causing poverty and deadly famines.
	en.explicatus.org /wiki/History_of_Albania (4644 words)

	Durrës, Albania
		In the 4th century AD, Dyrrachium was made the capital of the Roman province of Epirus nova.
		Ismail Qemali raised the Albanian flag on November 26, 1912 but the city was captured by the Serbs three days later during the First Balkan War.
		The city was assigned to Albania in 1913 – somewhat controversially, as some Greeks argued for the annexation to Greece of what they called "Northern Epirus", including Durrës – and became the country's first national capital on March 7, 1913 under the brief rule of Prince William of Weid.
	www.creekin.net /c1088-n2-durr-s-albania.html (1591 words)

	Glossary
		Achaea consists of the modern-day Peloponnese in southern Greece and was bordered on the north by the provinces of Epirus and Macedonia.
		Epirus was the coastal region of north-western Greece and southern Albania with Illyrium to the north and Macedonia to the east and was home to the Epirote tribes.
		In 25 BC, Juba was transferred to the throne of Mauretania, and Numidia was divided between Mauretania and the province of Africa Nova.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /temetfutue/glossary/glossaryP.htm (17028 words)

	Alexia Georgakopoulos
		In 2003 Dr. Georgakapoulos accepted a position in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University.
		Also, on the international front, her research interests include Arab communication and conflict in the region of Epirus.
		This webpage is maintained by a faculty member and therefore, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is NOT RESPONSIBLE for the accuracy or content of this webpage.
	shss.nova.edu /faculty/georgako (392 words)

	All Empires History Forum: Historical Maps of the Balkans
		Dusan went about conquering nearly all of Albania, Epirus, Thessaly and most of Macedonia, for these actions he would be shunned by the Greek Orthodox.
		In 1346 he would be crowned as "Tsar and autocrat of Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians and Albanians" by Serbian Patriach Janichie II with the help of the Bulgarian Patriarch Simeon and the Archbishop of Ohrid, Nikolas.
		In this time, the western balkans would see a rise in Albanian principalities inwhcih in the past were aided by Crusaders crossing the land.
	www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6670&PN=1 (1435 words)

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