Ilium_(Epirus)

Ilium (Epirus)

Ilium (Epirus)

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For the other ancient town also with this name, see Cestria (Epirus).

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]

Epirus in antiquity

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. [1]
    Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. [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. [3]
    Virgil. Aeneid. Vol. 3.335.
  4. [4]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 54, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  5. [5]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. [6]
    "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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