List of cities in ancient Epirus

See also: Epirus (ancient state)

This is a list of cities in ancient Epirus. These were Greek poleis, komes or fortresses except for Nicopolis, which was founded by Octavian. Classical Epirus was divided into three regions: Chaonia, Molossia, Thesprotia, each named after the dominant tribe that lived there. A number of ancient settlements in these regions remain unidentified.^[1][2]

Epirus in antiquity.

Cities

Epirus in antiquity, reproduced from a map made by Heinrich Kiepert, published in 1902.

Chaonia

• Amantia, main settlement of the Amantes
• Antigonia (Chaonia),^[3] polis founded by Pyrrhus of Epirus
• Artichia,^[4] polis
• Aulon, modern-day Vlorë, first attested in the 2nd century AD
• Baiake^[5] pre-Hellenistic polis
• Bouthroton,^[6] Chaonian polis
• Cestrine or Cammania,^[7] modern-day Filiates
• Chimaera (Chaonia),^[1][8] or Chimera (polis) Chaonian polis, modern-day Himara
• Hekatompedon,^[1] pre-Hellenistic polis
• Olympe,^[9] polis in the region of the Amantes
• Onchesmos,^[10] pre-Hellenistic polis, modern-day Saranda
• Orikos, founded by Euboeans^[11] Euboeans colony
• Panormos (Epirus) or Panormus (Epirus),^[12] pre-Hellenistic polis
• Phanoteia,^[13] polis
• Phoenice,^[14] chief polis of the Chaonians, modern-day Finiq
• Photike,^[1] pre-Hellenistic polis, modern-day Paramythia
• Thronion,^[15] colony of the Euboeans - Locrians

Molossia

• Dodona,^[16][17] sanctuary, the second most important oracle in ancient Greece after Delphi
• Eurymenai (Epirus),^[18] polis
• Orraon,^[19] founded 385 BC polis
• Passaron,^[20] polis

Thesprotia

• Bouneima^[21] pre Hellenistic
• Korkyra (polis)^[22] polis
• Tekmona or Tekmon^[18] polis
• Charadros (Epirus)^[21] pre Hellenistic
• Chyton founded^[23] by Ionians from Klazomenai
• Zmaratha^[24] polis
• Gitanae^[25] polis
• Elateia (Epirus) founded by Elisians^[26] polis
• Batiai founded by Elisians^[26] polis
• Thesprotia (polis)^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Trampya^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Helikranon^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Ilium (Epirus)^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Elina (Epirus)^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Elaias Limen^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Sybota^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Cheimerion^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Ephyra (Epirus) or Kichyros^[27] founded by Chaonians in Parthenius's story of Anthippe^[28] polis
• Oropos (Epirus)^[1] pre Hellenistic
• Toryne^[29] or Torone polis
• Pandosia (Epirus)^[26] founded by Elisians polis
• Elaea founded by Corinthians^[26] polis
• Bucheta founded by Elisians^[26] polis
• Cassope^[30][31] pre Hellenistic
• Elatria founded by Elisians^[32]
• Poionos^[13] polis
• Berenike (Epirus)^[4] polis
• Kastrosykia^[4]

See also

• List of ancient Epirotes
• List of Ancient Greek tribes
• List of ancient Greek cities
• List of ancient Greeks
• List of cities in ancient Acarnania