Antigoneia of Epirus, Albania

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Carole Raddato
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published on 11 March 2020
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Antigoneia of Epirus, Albania. The city was founded in 295 BCE by Pyrrhus, the king of the Molossians, who named it after his wife Antigone, daughter of Berenice I and step-daughter of Ptolemy I of Egypt.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2020, March 11). Antigoneia of Epirus, Albania. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11986/antigoneia-of-epirus-albania/

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Raddato, Carole. "Antigoneia of Epirus, Albania." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 11, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11986/antigoneia-of-epirus-albania/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Antigoneia of Epirus, Albania." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Mar 2020. Web. 25 Jul 2024.

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