|
Orestis (region)
Orestis ( Greek: Ὀρεστίς) was a region of Upper Macedonia, corresponding roughly to the modern Kastoria regional unit located in West Macedonia, Greece. Its inhabitants were the Orestae, an ancient Greek tribe that was part of the Molossian tribal state or ''koinon''. Etymology According to the tradition of the Orestae, which is recorded by Theagenes and Strabo, their name was derived from Orestes, or a like-named son of his; though, the historical value of this myth is not acknowledged, and is considered improbable. The tribal name of the Orestae appears to derive from the Greek plain appellative or , as does the Greek personal name Orestes; compare to the similar Greek compounds and (also a personal name), which also mean . Some scholars have alternatively suggested that it derives from the Greek noun , suffixed with the typical West Greek or Illyrian . Geography It is generally agreed that the region of Orestis encompassed the area around Lake Kastor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonian Kingdom
Macedonia ( ; , ), also called Macedon ( ), was an Classical antiquity, ancient monarchy, kingdom on the periphery of Archaic Greece, Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid dynasty, Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasty, Antigonid dynasties. Home to the ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula,. and bordered by Epirus (ancient state), Epirus to the southwest, Illyria to the northwest, Paeonia (kingdom), Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Ancient Thessaly, Thessaly to the south. Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia was a small kingdom outside of the area dominated by the great city-states of Classical Athens, Athens, Sparta and Classical Thebes, Thebes, and Achaemenid Macedonia, briefly subordinate to Achaemeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitsi
Vitsi () is a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality of Kastoria Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ..., of which it is a municipal unit. It takes its name from Mount Vitsi which is the highest point within the municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 135.028 km2. The population is 1,145 (2021). It includes the villages of Sidirochori (Σιδηροχώρι), Foteini (Φωτεινή), Metamorfosi (Μεταμόρφωση), Toichio (Τοιχιό), Vyssinia (Βυσσινιά), Oxya (Οξυά), Polykerasos (Πολυκέρασος) and Poimeniko (Ποιμενικό). The village of Poimeniko has no permanent residents anymore. The seat of the municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilisht
Bilisht () is a town and a former municipality in Korçë County, south-eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Devoll, Korçë, Devoll. It was the seat of the former Devoll District. The population as of the 2023 census is 7,287. The town is 9 km from the Border crossings of Albania, border with Greece at Kapshticë. The closest Greek village across the Border crossings of Albania, border is Krystallopigi in the Florina (regional unit), Florina regional unit. Bilisht is at 890 meters above sea level and has a continental climate with cool summers and cold winters. It serves as an economic centre for the local agriculture, mining, food and textile industries. The football (soccer), football club is KS Devolli, Bilisht Sporti. Geography The town of Bilisht is the most southeastern city of Albania. It is located to the east of the Devoll Valley, about 880-970m above sea level in a hilly relief that stretches fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cangonj Pass
Cangonj Pass (; ) is a mountain pass located in the village of Cangonj, Korçë County, southeastern Albania. It is located between Mount Moravë and Mount Ivan south of Lake Prespa, and connects the Korçë Plain in the west with the Poloskë-Bilisht plain in the east. Crossed by the Devoll, the mountain pass was formed through the millennia by the excavating process of the flow of this river. In classical antiquity the name of the mountain pass was recorded as ''Tsangon'', which was traditionally a border area between Macedon and Illyria, being part of an important east-west communication route. History The Tsangon Pass is mentioned by Arrian (2nd century CE) in ''The Anabasis of Alexander'' when describing Alexander's campaign in Illyria and the Siege of Pelium, which was waged in 335 BCE by Alexander the Great against Illyrians who revolted under the leadership of Cleitus, son of Bardylis, with the aid of Glaukias king of the Taulantii. This mountain pass controlled o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siatista
Siatista () is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio (municipality), Voio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It lies southwest of Kozani. The municipal unit has an area of 158.524 km2, the community 94.426 km2. The 2021 Greek census recorded 5,057 residents in the town and 5,645 in the municipal unit. It was built on the austral slope of the Velia mountain on an (average) height of . Administrative division The municipal unit of Siatista consists of the following municipal communities (populations as of 2021): *Siatista, population 5,057 *Mikrokastro, population 368 *Palaiokastro, Kozani, Palaiokastro, population 220 The municipal community of Palaiokastro comprises two settlements: Palaiokastro and Dafnero. History The first name of the city was Kalyvia. This name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaiokastro, Kozani
Palaiokastro () is a village and a community of the Voio municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Siatista Siatista () is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio (muni ..., of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 220 inhabitants in the community of Palaiokastro. The community of Palaiokastro covers an area of 47.525 km2. Administrative division The community of Palaiokastro consists of two separate settlements: * Dafnero (population 54 in 2021) *Palaiokastro (population 166) History The first references of Paleokastro, are at year 1460 AD when, after the fall of Constantinople, hundreds inhabitants of the region took refuge in the mountains to hide from the Ottomans. At the end of the 19th century, Paleokastro was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezitsa
Trapezitsa () is a village and a community of the Voio municipality in Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 76 inhabitants in the community of Trapezitsa. The community of Trapezitsa covers an area of 10.275 km2. Administrative division The community of Trapezitsa consists of two separate settlements: *Panareti (population 14 in 2021) *Trapezitsa (population 62) See also *List of settlements in the Kozani regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. * Achladia * Agia Kyriaki * Agia Paraskevi * Agia Sotira * Agiasma * Agioi Anargyroi * Agioi Theodoroi * Agios Charalampos * Agios Christoforos * Agios Dimitrios * Agios T ... References Populated places in Kozani (regional unit) Voio (municipality) {{WMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Regions Epirus And Macedon-es
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCAD 500, ending with the expansion of Islam in late antiquity. The three-age system periodises ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age. The start and end of the three ages vary between world regions. In many regions the Bronze Age is generally considered to begin a few centuries prior to 3000 BC, while the end of the Iron Age varies from the early first millennium BC in some regions to the late first millennium AD in others. During the time period of ancient history, the world population was exponentially increasing due to the Neolithic Revolution, which was in full progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elimiotis
Elimiotis or Elimeia () was a region of Upper Macedonia that was located along the Haliacmon river. The capital of Elimiotis was Aiani, located in the modern municipality of Kozani, Western Macedonia. It was bordered by Orestis and Eordaea in the north, Pieria in the east, Perrhaebia/Thessaly in the south and Parauaea in the west, and was inhabited by the Epirote Greek tribe of Elimiotes (). In earlier times, it was independent and the Derdas family ruled the local kingdom from its capital Aiane. However, later it lost its independence and by 355 BC, Elimiotis was part of the kingdom of Macedon. Archons of Elimiotis * Arrhidaeus (born before 513 BC) * Derdas I (505–435) * Sirras (437–390) * Derdas II (385–360) * Derdas III (360–355), last king of Elimiotis Notable people * Antigonus I Monophthalmus (382-301 BC), Hellenistic ruler. * Calas, general and satrap of Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eordaea
Eordaea (also spelled Eordaia or Eordia, ) was a geographical region of upper Macedonia and later an administrative region of the kingdom of Macedon. Eordaea was located south of Lynkestis, west of Emathia, north of Elimiotis and east of Orestis.Dimitrios C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of the Roman province of Macedonia (The Departmement of Western Macedonia today) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1989 Eordaea stretched in the basin of Eordaia, the current homonymous municipality in Greece, which is named after the ancient region, and also in the southern part of the municipality of Amyntaio and the western part of the municipality of Edessa. The capital of Eordaea was the city of Eordaea ( el) (), which was mentioned by many historians and geographers of antiquity. Name The name Eordaea is of proto-Greek origin and related to the Mycenaean word "''Ϝορδία''" meaning "rich land". The name refers to the fact that Eordaea was a region rich in roses, as noted by Hero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parauaia
Parauaea () was an ancient Greek territory in the region of Epirus. The inhabitants of the area, a Thesprotian Greek tribe, were known as Parauaioi (; also Parauaei or Parauaeans), which meant "those dwelling beside" the Aous river. History Due to the fact that Greek toponyms that preserve archaic features are very densely found in the wider area (Epirus, western and northern Thessaly and Pieria), it appears that speakers of the Proto-Greek language inhabited a region which included Parauaea before the Late Bronze Age migrations (late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC). At the beginning of the Peloponnesian War (429 BC), the Parauaei under the leadership of king Oroidos () joined forced together with the nearby Orestae as allies of Sparta against Acarnania. That time they were more loosely associated with the adjacent tribes of the Molossians and the Atintanes. In 350 BC, Parauaea was incorporated into the Greek kingdom of Macedon by Phillip II as part of Upper Macedonia. Later in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
