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	Molossians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Molossians were part of the League of Epirus until they were annexed into the Roman Empire and 150,000 of its inhabitants were enslaved.
		Strabo tells us that the Molossians, along with the Chaonians and Thesprotians, were the most famous among the fourteen tribes of Epirus, who once ruled over the whole Region - the Chaonians earlier and later the Thesprotians and Molossians.
		According to Plutarch Pyrrhus was the son of Alexander I of Epirus, of the Aeacides of Epirus and a Greek lady from Thessaly named Phthia, the daughter of a war hero in the Lamian war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Molossians (543 words)

	History of the Neapolitan Mastiff Breed - Agrippina Mastino Kennel, Brandywine, MD - Owners and breeder of Neapolitan ...
		The Assembly had issued an ordinance providing that anyone who kept a loose Molossian at a distance of less than one stadium from public places would be fined fifteen drachmas.
		If they chanced to miss their initial attack on the victim¹s jugular, they would latch onto the muzzle, the chest, or the stomach, and once their jaws locked, they would howl through the nose and tear at the flesh matter-of-factly until the piece came off.
		Molossians could be seen wandering over their snow-covered mountains, alone or in pairs, but they were always loyal to the scattered pack.
	www.agrippinamastino.com /neapolitan_mastiff_history.htm (517 words)

	Epirus - LoveToKnow 1911
		The Chaones (perhaps akin to the Chones who dwelt in the heel of Italy) inhabited the Acroceraunian shore, the Molossians the inland districts round the lake of Pambotis (mod.
		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.
		Admetus was succeeded, about 429 B.C., by his son or grandson, Tharymbas or Arymbas I., who being placed by a decree of the people under the guardianship of Sabylinthus, chief of the Atintanes, was educated at Athens, and at a later date introduced a higher civilization among his subjects.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Epirus (1370 words)

	Pyrrhus of Epirus (1)
		The tribe of the Molossians (in the interior) joined forces with the Thesprotians and the Chaones, and a more powerful state started to develop, with a king (Neoptolemus I), magistrates, coinage, a court, an assembly of tribal delegates, and a close alliance with king Philip of Macedonia.
		The Molossian dynasty was sufficiently hellenized to claim descent from the the homeric hero Achilles.
		Pyrrhus was born in 319/318 as the son of Aeacides and a Greek lady from Thessaly named Phthia, the daughter of a hero in the War of Greek liberation against the Macedonians (the "Lamian war").
	www.livius.org /ps-pz/pyrrhus/pyrrhus01.html (1292 words)

	History and Origin of the Molosser Breeds (Mastiff breeds)
		The Molossians were said to have come from Epirus in the northwest corner of Greece, their name referring to the Molossi tribes with which they were associated, but their true origin is not known.
		To conclude we may say that Molossians were of two sizes, the larger of which was used as a flock and home guardian.
		The two main types most commonly mentioned are the Laconian and the Molossian dog, the Laconian being the sleek smooth-haired hound used for hunting deer and hares and the Molossian being the stockier more rough-haired hound used for boar hunting.
	www.bulldoginformation.com /molossers-mastiff-breeds-history.html (1028 words)

	Olympias
		The girl who was later to be called Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus, the king of the Molossians, one of the greatest tribes in Epirus.
		In 358, the Molossians became the allies of the Macedonian king Philip II (360-336); the alliance was strengthened by a diplomatic marriage.
		It is true, Philip appointed Olympias' brother Alexander -not to be confused with her more famous son- as king of Molossis (350), but this does not mean that Olympias was behind the arrangement.
	www.livius.org /oa-om/olympias/olympias.htm (994 words)

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		It was customary for the kings to offer sacrifice to Mars at Passaro, a place in the Molossian country, and that done to enter into a solemn covenant with the Epirots; they to govern according to law, these to preserve the government as by law established.
		This was performed in the presence of both kings, who were there with their immediate friends, giving and receiving many presents; here Gelo, one of the friends of Neoptolemus, taking Pyrrhus by the hand, presented him with two pair of draught oxen.
		Pyrrhus having thus offered, as it were, a sacrifice to the ghost of his son, and fought a glorious battle in honour of his obsequies, and having vented much of his pain in action against the enemy, marched away to Argos.
	classics.mit.edu /Plutarch/pyrrhus.1b.txt (6108 words)

	All Empires History Forum: Alexander did not care about Helenism nor Helenization
		First and abolishing evidence is that in 472 BC a Molossian, Tellon from the molossian tribe of Orestae, participates in the olympics.
		The fact is, around 580 BC where the event with Agariste took place, a molossian is participating in an gathering, restricted only for greeks, reflecting the general perception how the rest of greeks were seeing the molossians.
		If taken the assumption, Molossians were hellinized, we would still have a number of non-greek root names like we did in noumerous cases of Hellinized ethnes, for example Carians, Thracians etc. However, in their case we didnt.
	www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1311&get=last (5570 words)

	Europa Barbarorum
		The Molossians believed that they were descended from Neoptolemos, the son of the famed classical hero Achilleus.
		According to the Molossian legend, following the war he and his followers emigrated to the shores of Epeiros.
		The kingdom remained alive and the Molossian dynasty ruled until the 2nd century BC, during which they blundered into war with the Romaioi once more.
	www.europabarbarorum.com /factions_epeiros_history.html (1473 words)

	Molossians
		The Molossians were a Greek tribe of ancient Epirus.
		The most famous member of the Molossian dynasty was Pyrrhus a cousin of Alexander.
		The Molossians were also known for their vicious hounds which were used by shepherds to guard their flocks.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/Molossians.html (155 words)

	Pirro i Epirit - Pirro Shqiponja - Strateg Ushtarak - Forumi Shqiptar
		Historians tell us that the first king of the Thesprotians and Molossians after the flood was Phaethon, one of those who came into Epeirus with Pelasgus; but some say that Deucalion and Pyrrha established the sanctuary at Dodona and dwelt there among the Molossians.
		When he had reached the age of seventeen years and was thought to be firmly seated on his throne, it came to pass that he went on a journey, when one of the sons of Glaucias, with whom he had been reared, was married.
		It was customary for the kings, after sacrificing to Zeus Areius at Passaro, a place in the Molossian land, to exchange solemn oaths with the Epeirots, the kings swearing to rule according to the laws, and the people to maintain the kingdom according to the laws.
	www.forumishqiptar.com /showthread.php?t=47451 (10385 words)

	Thesprotians
		On their northeast frontier they had the Chaonians and to their central frontier the kingdom of the Molossians, to their north were the Illyrians.
		Strabo tells us that the Thesprotians, along with the Chaonians and the Molossians, were the most famous among the fourteen tribes of Epirus, who once ruled over the whole Region - the Chaones earlier and later the Thesprotians and Molossians.
		Plutarch [1] tells us that the Thesprotians, the Chaonians and the Molossians were the three principal clusters of Greek-speaking tribes that had emerged in Epirus, and all three were the most powerful among all other tribes.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/History/Thesprotians.html (537 words)

	More Information - Molossians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Molossians (Molossoi) are largerly assumed ʈo be an ancienʈ Greek ʈribe ʈhaʈ seʈʈled Epirus (region) during Mycenaean ʈimes.
		The Molossians were parʈ of ʈhe League of Epirus unʈil ʈhey were annexed inʈo ʈhe Roman Empire and 150,000 of iʈs inhabiʈanʈs were enslaved.
		Sʈrabo ʈells us ʈhaʈ ʈhe Molossians, along wiʈh ʈhe Chaonians and Thesproʈians, were ʈhe mosʈ famous among ʈhe fourʈeen ʈribes of Epirus, who once ruled over ʈhe whole Epirus (region) - ʈhe Chaonians earlier and laʈer ʈhe Thesproʈians and Molossians.
	cronion.en.mortage-search.info /en/Molossians (4371 words)

	Greekness of Molossians - Macedonia Forum
		Theopompus knew fourteen Epirote tribes, speakers of a strong west-Greek dialect, of which the Chaones held the plain of Buthrotum, the Thesproti the plain of Acheron, and the Molossi the plain of Dodona, which forms the highland centre of Epirus with an outlet southwards to Ambracia.
		The unification of Epirus in a symmachy led by the Molossian king was finally achieved by Alexander, brother-in-law of Philip II of Macedon.
		The Molossians were the strongest and, decisive for Macedonia, most easterly of the three most important Epeirot tribes, which, like Macedonia but unlike the Thesprotians and the Chaonians, still retained their monarchy.
	www.macedoniaontheweb.com /forum/epirus-forum/66-greekness-molossians.html (1805 words)

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		THE MOLOSSIANS - Starting from the Molossians, there are records of Ovid, about 6 A.D., describing the British Pugnaces pitted against the Pugnaces of Epirus.
		On the reliefs in the British Museum taken from the Temple of Konyunjik, the Assyrian King Assurbanipal is shown hunting with a large Molossian dog.
		The Molossians or Molossus were large dogs originating in Epirus, on the Greek mainland opposite the island of Corfu.
	www.filabrasileiro.com.ru /filahistory.htm (1585 words)

	Syncretism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The countless epithets of the Olympian gods reflect this syncretic character.
		"Zeus Molossos", as worshiped only at Dodona, is "the god identical to Zeus as worshiped by the Molossians at Dodona." Much apparently arbitrary and trivial mythic fabling is the result of later mythographers' attempts to explain these obscure epithets.
		The Romans, identifying themselves as common heirs to a very similar civilization, identified Greek deities with similar figures in the Etruscan-Roman tradition, though cult practices were not usually copied.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syncretism (2293 words)

	BULLIES UNITED
		The Molossian family of dogs bears the name of the people with whom they were most often associated - the Molossi tribe, a group of people who lived in ancient Greece and favored the use of robust, muscular dogs in warfare.
		In fact, early Phoenician traders may even have used the Molossians as a bargaining item in their commercial transactions.
		The Molossians gave rise to another family of dogs known as the Mastiffs.
	www.bulliesunited.com /breedhistory.htm (2053 words)

	Republic of Molossia - Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Adapted from the Chinese festival of the same name, this is the day we clean the Molossia Cemetery, usually in conjunction with related sprucing up of the entire nation.
		Because of St. Expeditus' New Orleans connections, this holiday may be a good time to have a muffaletta.
		Usually celebrated with a general get-together of all Molossians and a barbecue, all in Norton Park.
	www.molossia.org /calendar.html (477 words)

	Battle of Black Lizard Canyon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Molossian Naval Infantry took to the field today, 29 May 2006 XXIX, and moved to intercept the Army of Mustachistan, which had deployed along Sutro Creek in an area called Black Lizard Canyon, not far from the northern Molossian frontier.
		The Molossian troops immediately sought cover and deployed a skirmish line along the bottom of the creek.
		The Molossian commander chose not to pursue the retreating Mustachistanis, and instead established defensive fighting positions on the battlefield.
	www.molossia.org /article85.html (216 words)

	Greekness of Molossians - Page 2 - Macedonia Forum
		The molossians were the most powerfull people of Epirus, whose kings had extended their dominion over the whole country.
		That the molossians, who were immediately adjacent to the Dodonaeans in the time of Hecataeus but engulfed them soon afterwards, spoke Illyrian or another barbaric tongue was nowhere suggested, although Aeschylus and Pindar wrote of Molossian lands.
		The Molossian hounds were celebrated in antiquity, and were much prized for hunting.
	www.macedoniaontheweb.com /forum/epirus-forum/66-greekness-molossians-2.html#post4633 (848 words)

	All Empires History Forum: Epirotans were Greeks or Illyrians ?
		It is well known fact that the Molossians and Aecidae were descendants of Neoptolemus, Achilles son, and by relation the first and original 'Hellenes' of Homer.
		As the Molossian cluster of tribes in the time of Hecateaus included the Orestae, Pelagones, Lyncestae, Tymphaei and Elimiotae, we can say with confidence that these tribes were greek-speaking too, as it is incoceivable that such a cluster included tribes speaking different languages.
		From the book of "Royal genealogies" around the world, written in 19th C. Conclusion is that as early as 580 B.C, it is obvious the Molossian king was considered Greek and his country a part of Hellas, as he was invited and participated as suitor, in a limited "only-for-Greeks" assembly.
	www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10947&PN=1 (3850 words)

	Detail Page
		According to one version, Neoptolemus was killed after the war in a dispute at Apollo's shrine at Delphi.
		Another version says he sailed to Epirus, in northwestern Greece, where he fathered the ruling clan, the Molossians.
		In historical times the Molossians used the hero's nickname, Pyrrhus, as a given name.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=GRE0349 (253 words)

	Untitled Document
		The different tribes were molded into a unified state under the hegemony of one of them: the Molossi (Molossians), whose chiefs became the paramount rulers in the fourth century BC.
		Their wardogs are believed to have descended from the now extinct Tibetan Mastiff (Described by Marco Polo as "large as donkeys").
		These dogs might be the basis of all the Italian molossoid breeds - named after and antique tribe called the Molossians.
	www.canecorsoitaliano.net /uhist.htm (1581 words)

	Aniwa.com : Cane Corso, The World’s Favourite Italian Dog
		There is no denying that the Cane Corso is a direct descendant of the molossians used at the time of the Roman legions.
		The Cane Corso is a molossian, whose male is from 64 to 68 cm high, and weighs from 45 to 50 kilos.
		People are a bit suspicious about molossians nowadays, and their owners must show their good will.
	www.aniwa.com /renvoie.asp?type=1&lang=2&cid=72005&id=100882&animal=1&com=1 (1130 words)

	Josh Robison - Social Studies Project - background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Philip II lived from 382 BC to 336 BC when he was asasassinated by one of his own citizens.
		Olympias was the daughter of King Neoptolemus, of the Molossians.
		Olympias married Phillip in 357 BC to strengthen the ties between Greece and Macedonia.
	home.columbus.rr.com /theauction/background.html (244 words)

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