The Despotate of Epirus was one of the Greek rump states of the Byzantine Empire established in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204 by a branch of the Angelos dynasty, the Komnenodoukas dynast
Coin of Theodore Komnenos Doukas as Emperor of Thessaloniki, c. 1227
The Paregoretissa Church, the new cathedral of the Despotate's capital, Arta, built in the 13th century during the reign of Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas.
Arta is a city in northwestern Greece and the capital of the regional unit of Arta, in the region of Epirus. The city was known in antiquity as Ambracia and had served as the capital of ancient Epirus
Άρτα, Arta
Arta Bridge Epirus Greece
Saint Demetrius church in Arta, Greece
Folklore Museum of Arta 2