Epirus
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Epirus is a geographical and historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. Classical Epirus roughly lay between the Pindus Mountains in the east and the Ionian Sea i
Coin of the Epirote League, depicting Zeus (left) and a lightning bolt with the word "ΑΠΕΙΡΩΤΑΝ" 'of the Epirotes' (right)
Mycenaean sites in the region of Epirus
The theater of Dodona with Mt. Tomarus in the background
Terpsichore of Dodona, 2nd-century BC Hellenistic statue from Epirus
Molossians
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The Molossians were a group of ancient Greek tribes which inhabited the region of Epirus in classical antiquity. Together with the Chaonians and the Thesprotians, they formed the main tribal groupings
Epirus
…and mountainous region, in classical antiquity Epirus was the north-west area of ancient Greece. It was inhabited by the Greek tribes of the Chaonians, Molossians, and Thesprotians. It was home to the sanctuary of Dodona, the oldest oracle in ancient Greece, and the second most prestigious after Delphi. Unified…
Coin of Molossi, 360–330/25 BC. Obverse: Vertical thunderbolt on shield, ΜΟΛΟΣΣΩΝ (of Molossians) around shield. Reverse: Thunderbolt within wreath.
Bronze figurine of Zeus Keraunios bearing a thunderbolt, from the oracle of Dodona; preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.