Tag: Epirus
Ἠπειρος (Epirus, also transliterated as Epirοs) is the area that generally includes the modern province with the same name in Northwest Greece.
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Ambracia (Arta) History – Ιστορία της Αμβρακίας (Άρτα)
Read more: Ambracia (Arta) History – Ιστορία της Αμβρακίας (Άρτα)Ancient Ambracia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμβρακία, occasionally Ἀμπρακία, Ampracia) was one of the most significant city-states of northwestern Greece, built on Peranthi Hill (Greek: Λόφος Περάνθης). Its main port, Ambracus guarded the mouth of Arachthos river. Today, Ambracia’s remains are…
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Ambracus – Άμβρακος
Read more: Ambracus – ΆμβρακοςAmbrakos: The Maritime Bulwark of Ambracia The ancient site of Ἄμβρακος (Ambrakos, also known as Ambracus. The locals know it as Fidokastro) served as the fortified port and naval station for the Corinthian colony of Ambracia. Situated on a marshy…
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Arta Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Άρτας
Read more: Arta Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο ΆρταςThe Archaeological Museum of Arta collections include rich material, primarily from excavations in the city of Arta and, from sporadic research in various locations throughout the Prefecture. They cover a long chronological period, from the Palaeolithic Era to…
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Asprochaliko
Read more: AsprochalikoThe Paleolitchic rock shelter known as Ασπροχάλικο (Asprochaliko), is a small archaeological site in Epirus, Greece. According to the information on the site, this rock shelter was excavated between 1964 and 1966 and has a 6-meter sequence of…
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Dodona Archaeological Site
Read more: Dodona Archaeological SiteDodona (Δωδώνα, Δωδώνη, Dodoni) is an archaeological site in Epiros, Greece, about 22 km southwest from the town of Ioannina. For over a millennium and until the 4th century BCE the sanctuary of Zeus and Dione at Dodona was…
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Dodona History
Read more: Dodona HistoryDodona (Δωδώνα, Δωδώνη, Dodoni) is an important ancient Greek oracle, second in fame only to Delphi. It is located in a strategic pass at the eastern slopes of the imposing Mt. Tomaros, close to the modern city of Ioannina…
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Ioannina Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ιωαννίνων
Read more: Ioannina Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο ΙωαννίνωνThe Archaeological Museum of Ioannina, housed in an iconic modernist building designed by Aris Konstantinidis, serves as the preeminent cultural institution for the study of Northwestern Greece. Its collections span the vast chronological trajectory of Epirus, from the…