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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,
Historical Geography of the Roman province of Macedonia (The Department of Western Macedonia today)
(in Greek), Thessaloniki 1989 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 44, 69. . * Giuseppe, Valenza. ''Elamiti Elimioti Elimi Il Teatro Genealogico degli Elimi nel crocevia del Mediterraneo'' (in Italian). Marostica. 2022. ISBN 978-88-908854-2-6.
Archaeological Museum of Aiani
Current locations of Elimeia region
Upper Macedonia Geography of ancient Macedonia Historical regions in Greece {{AncientMacedonia-geo-stub
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
Western Macedonia (, ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. Located in north-western Greece, it is divided into the regional units of Greece ...
. It was bordered by Orestis and Eordaea in the north, Pieria in the east, Perrhaebia/Thessaly
Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, a ...
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 ElimiotisNotable people
*Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus ( , "Antigonus the One-Eyed"; 382 – 301 BC) was a Ancient Macedonians, Macedonian Greek general and Diadochi, successor of Alexander the Great. A prominent military leader in Alexander's army, he went on to control lar ...
(382-301 BC), Hellenistic ruler.
* Calas, general and satrap
A satrap () was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median kingdom, Median and Achaemenid Empire, Persian (Achaemenid) Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic period, Hellenistic empi ...
of Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...
.
* Coenus, general of Alexander the Great.
* Cleander, officer of Alexander the Great.
* Harpalus, noble and boyhood friend of Alexander the Great.
* Machatas of Elimeia, noble of Elimiotis.
* Philip of Machatas, general of Alexander the Great.
* Polemocrates, noble of Elimiotis.
See also
* Aiani Archaeological MuseumFootnotes
References
* D. C. SamsarisHistorical Geography of the Roman province of Macedonia (The Department of Western Macedonia today)
(in Greek), Thessaloniki 1989 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 44, 69. . * Giuseppe, Valenza. ''Elamiti Elimioti Elimi Il Teatro Genealogico degli Elimi nel crocevia del Mediterraneo'' (in Italian). Marostica. 2022. ISBN 978-88-908854-2-6.
External links
Archaeological Museum of Aiani
Current locations of Elimeia region
Upper Macedonia Geography of ancient Macedonia Historical regions in Greece {{AncientMacedonia-geo-stub