Cheimerion
Cheimerion (Greek: Χειμέριον) was an ancient Greek pre Hellenistic fortified settlement and port of Epirus.[1] Its acropolis was fortified since the archaic period. It is located in modern Stikgia, 5 km from Ephyra. It is mentioned by Thucydides (1, Kerkyraica, 30[2] and 46) and Pausanias.[3]
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Epirus in antiquity
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Thucydides, History, 1.30
- ↑ Pausanias, Arcadica, VII, 2.)
See also
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