Ilium (Epirus)

Coordinates: 39°44′20″N 20°33′57″E / 39.738874°N 20.565763°E / 39.738874; 20.565763
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Epirus in antiquity

Ilium or Ilion (

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.
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  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

39°44′20″N 20°33′57″E / 39.738874°N 20.565763°E / 39.738874; 20.565763