title: List of cities in ancient Epirus
text: # List of cities in ancient Epirus
  
  This is a list of cities in ancient Epirus. These were 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 the dominant tribe that lived there. A number of ancient settlements in these regions remain unidentified.
  
  ## Cities
  
  ### Chaonia
  
  * Amantia, main settlement of the Amantes
  * Antigonia (Chaonia), polis founded by Pyrrhus of Epirus
  * Artichia, polis
  * Aulon, modern-day Vlorë, first attested in the 2nd century AD
  * Baiake pre-Hellenistic polis
  * Bouthroton, Chaonian polis
  * Cestrine or Cammania, modern-day Filiates
  * Chimaera (Chaonia), or Chimera (polis) Chaonian polis, modern-day Himara
  * Hekatompedon, pre-Hellenistic polis
  * Olympe, polis in the region of the Amantes
  * Onchesmos, pre-Hellenistic polis, modern-day Saranda
  * Orikos, founded by Euboeans Euboeans colony
  * Panormos (Epirus) or Panormus (Epirus), pre-Hellenistic polis
  * Phanoteia, polis
  * Phoenice, chief polis of the Chaonians, modern-day Finiq
  * Photike, pre-Hellenistic polis, modern-day Paramythia
  * Thronion, colony of the Euboeans - Locrians
  
  ### Molossia
  
  * Dodona, sanctuary, the second most important oracle in ancient Greece after Delphi
  * Eurymenai (Epirus), polis
  * Orraon, founded 385 BC polis
  * Passaron, polis
  
  ### Thesprotia
  
  * Bouneima pre Hellenistic
  * Korkyra (polis) polis
  * Tekmona or Tekmon polis
  * Charadros (Epirus) pre Hellenistic
  * Chyton founded by Ionians from Klazomenai
  * Zmaratha polis
  * Gitanae polis
  * Elateia (Epirus) founded by Elisians polis
  * Batiai founded by Elisians polis
  * Thesprotia (polis) pre Hellenistic
  * Trampya pre Hellenistic
  * Helikranon pre Hellenistic
  * Ilium (Epirus) pre Hellenistic
  * Elina (Epirus) pre Hellenistic
  * Elaias Limen pre Hellenistic
  * Sybota pre Hellenistic
  * Cheimerion pre Hellenistic
  * Ephyra (Epirus) or Kichyros founded by Chaonians in Parthenius's story of Anthippe polis
  * Oropos (Epirus) pre Hellenistic
  * Toryne or Torone polis
  * Pandosia (Epirus) founded by Elisians polis
  * Elaea founded by Corinthians polis
  * Bucheta founded by Elisians polis
  * Cassope pre Hellenistic
  * Elatria founded by Elisians
  * Poionos polis
  * Berenike (Epirus) polis
  * Kastrosykia
  