Ilium (Epirus)

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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]

References

^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ 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
^ Virgil. Aeneid. Vol. 3.335.
^ 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.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
^ "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

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[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. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

[5] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[6] "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
Geographic	Pleiades

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