释义 |
- Geographical Historical
- People
- See also
{{wiktionary|Epirus}}Epirus is a historical and geographical region of the southwestern Balkans, straddling modern Greece and Albania. The name Epirus, from the Greek "Ήπειρος" meaning "continent" may also refer to: {{tocright}} Geographical |
The region of Epirus in the 20th century, divided between Greece and Albania.Grey: approx. extent of Epirus in antiquity; Orange: Greek region of Epirus; Green: approx. extent of largest concentration of Greeks in "Northern Epirus", early 20th century Red dotted line: territory of autonomous state of Northern Epirus |
- Epirus (region), one of the thirteen regions (administrative divisions) of Greece
- Northern Epirus, a region in southern Albania, the term is closely connected with the ethnic Greek minority in the country
Historical- Epirus (ancient state), a Greek state (330–167 BC)
- Epirus vetus (Old Epirus, 146 BC–395 AD), province of the Roman Empire
- Epirus nova (New Epirus), a province of the Roman Empire
- Despotate of Epirus (1205–1479), one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire
- Principality of Epirus, another name for the Ottoman pashalik of Yanina (1430–1868)
- Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, a short lived state (1914) proclaimed by the pro-Greek party in modern Southern Albania (Northern Epirus)
People - Epirus (mythology) from Greek mythology, daughter of Echion and Agave
See also- Eprius, a genus of butterflies
{{disambiguation}} |