Epirus in antiquity

Ilium or Ilion (Ancient Greek: Ἴλιον), also known as Troja (Τροΐα),[1] was a city of ancient Epirus.[2] It is mentioned in the Aeneid of Virgil as a foundation of Helenus after the Trojan War in the land of the Chaonia.[3]

Its site is located near the modern village of Despotiko in Greece.[4][5] The village was formerly known as Kretsounista.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ↑ An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 340
  3. ↑ Virgil. Aeneid. Vol. 3.335.
  4. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 54, and directory notes accompanying.
  5. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. ↑ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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