Berenice or Berenike () was a
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
city in the region of
ancient Epirus
Epirus (; Epirote Greek: , ; Attic Greek: , ) was an ancient Greek kingdom, and later republic, located in the geographical region of Epirus, in parts of north-western Greece and southern Albania. Home to the ancient Epirotes, the state was bor ...
, near current
Preveza
Preveza (, ) is a city in the region of Epirus (region), Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the Preveza (regional unit), regional unit of Preveza, which is the s ...
. It was founded by
Pyrrhus II of Epirus (r. 255–238 ВСE).
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See also
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List of cities in ancient Epirus
This is a list of cities in ancient Epirus. These were Greece, Greek poleis, komes or fortresses except for Nicopolis, which was founded by Octavian. Classical Epirus was divided into three regions: Chaonia, Molossia, Thesprotia, each named after ...
References
Populated places established in the 3rd century BC
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Epirote colonies
Populated places in ancient Epirus
Former populated places in Greece
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