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51: 173:, going to the Chaonians, and later to the Molossians. The tribe originally had its own king, but according to Thucydides, the kingship had been abandoned in his time, just like in Molossia. During the fourth century BCE, Thesprotis became part of the 169:
were considered to have originally come from Thesprotis. The Thesprotians are said to have been the strongest tribe in Epirus in the early times, before the power shifted during the
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Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1994). "CHAPTER 9d. ILLYRIANS AND NORTH-WEST GREEKS". In Lewis, David Malcolm; Boardman, John; Hornblower, Simon; Ostwald, M. (eds.).
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in northwestern Greece. It encompassed the west-central part of Epirus, and it roughly included the territories of the present-day territorial units of
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puts the Thesprotians' territory, Thesprotis, on the coast of southwest Epirus. Thesprotis stretched between the
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Vol. VI (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 422–443.
122: 118: 114: 44: 154: 130: 110: 97:(also known as Ephyra). Other important cities of Thesprotia include 86: 74: 55: 36: 49: 50: 361:
Thucydides (2009-06-11), "History of the Peloponnesian War",
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Oxford World's Classics: Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War
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The Cambridge Ancient History: The Fourth Century B.C.
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Hansen, Mogens Herman; Nielsen, Thomas Heine (2004).
177:, which in 330 BCE became a more unified state, the 85:(modern-day Kalamas) in the north, and between the 69:considered the Thesprotian territory to be part of 290:Oxford World's Classics: Herodotus: The Histories 348: 336: 321: 309: 145:Thesprotis was inhabited by the tribe of the 137:sharing the same name with the tribe itself. 8: 411:An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis 217:An inventory of archaic and classical poleis 332: 330: 206: 288:Herodotus (1998-03-05), "Histories", 197:), and it was located in Thesprotis. 7: 249: 247: 245: 414:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 14: 189:in 31 BC, was the capital of the 165:. The Thessalians who conquered 93:. The capital of Thesprotia was 371:10.1093/oseo/instance.00266021 298:10.1093/oseo/instance.00271233 214:Hansen, Mogens Herman (2004). 1: 35:), was an ancient region in 444:Geography of ancient Epirus 365:, Oxford University Press, 292:, Oxford University Press, 460: 133:. There was a city called 349:Hansen & Nielsen 2004 337:Hansen & Nielsen 2004 322:Hansen & Nielsen 2004 310:Hansen & Nielsen 2004 439:Geography of Thesprotia 267:10.1093/nq/s2-ii.31.86a 181:. In the Roman period, 58: 261:. s2-II (31): 86–86. 53: 81:in the south to the 254:Tau. (1856-08-02). 54:Regions of ancient 191:province of Epirus 89:mountains and the 59: 259:Notes and Queries 171:Peloponnesian War 157:, along with the 451: 425: 395: 380: 374: 373: 358: 352: 346: 340: 334: 325: 319: 313: 307: 301: 300: 285: 279: 278: 251: 240: 239: 211: 459: 458: 454: 453: 452: 450: 449: 448: 429: 428: 422: 407: 404: 399: 398: 381: 377: 360: 359: 355: 347: 343: 335: 328: 320: 316: 308: 304: 287: 286: 282: 253: 252: 243: 228: 213: 212: 208: 203: 179:Epirote Kingdom 143: 73:(i.e. Greece). 64: 12: 11: 5: 457: 455: 447: 446: 441: 431: 430: 427: 426: 420: 403: 400: 397: 396: 375: 353: 341: 326: 314: 302: 280: 241: 226: 205: 204: 202: 199: 175:Epriote League 142: 139: 79:Ambracian Gulf 63: 60: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 456: 445: 442: 440: 437: 436: 434: 423: 421:0-19-814099-1 417: 413: 412: 406: 405: 401: 393: 392:0-521-23348-8 389: 385: 379: 376: 372: 368: 364: 357: 354: 351:, p. 340 350: 345: 342: 339:, p. 342 338: 333: 331: 327: 324:, p. 346 323: 318: 315: 312:, p. 347 311: 306: 303: 299: 295: 291: 284: 281: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 257: 250: 248: 246: 242: 237: 233: 229: 227:0-19-151825-5 223: 219: 218: 210: 207: 200: 198: 196: 192: 188: 185:, founded by 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 140: 138: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 83:River Thyamis 80: 76: 72: 68: 61: 57: 52: 48: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 23:: Θεσπρωτίς, 22: 18: 410: 383: 378: 362: 356: 344: 317: 305: 289: 283: 258: 216: 209: 195:Epirus Vetus 150: 147:Thesprotians 144: 65: 32: 31:(Θεσπρωτία, 28: 24: 16: 15: 193:(and later 433:Categories 402:References 163:Molossians 151:Thesprōtoí 135:Thesprotia 107:Cheimerium 91:Ionian Sea 41:Thesprotia 33:Thesprōtia 29:Thesprotia 25:Thesprōtís 17:Thesprotis 275:1471-6941 236:252695579 201:Citations 183:Nicopolis 159:Chaonians 67:Herodotus 62:Geography 187:Octavian 167:Thessaly 161:and the 127:Boucheta 99:Pandosia 95:Cichyrus 141:History 123:Photice 119:Cassope 115:Phanote 45:Preveza 418:  390:  273:  234:  224:  155:Epirus 131:Batiai 111:Toryne 103:Titani 87:Pindus 75:Strabo 71:Hellas 56:Epirus 37:Epirus 27:), or 21:Greek 416:ISBN 388:ISBN 271:ISSN 232:OCLC 222:ISBN 129:and 43:and 367:doi 294:doi 263:doi 435:: 329:^ 269:. 244:^ 230:. 125:, 121:, 117:, 113:, 109:, 105:, 101:, 47:. 424:. 394:. 369:: 296:: 277:. 265:: 238:. 149:( 19:(

Index

Greek
Epirus
Thesprotia
Preveza

Epirus
Herodotus
Hellas
Strabo
Ambracian Gulf
River Thyamis
Pindus
Ionian Sea
Cichyrus
Pandosia
Titani
Cheimerium
Toryne
Phanote
Cassope
Photice
Boucheta
Batiai
Thesprotia
Thesprotians
Epirus
Chaonians
Molossians
Thessaly
Peloponnesian War

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