Epirus (disambiguation)

Epirus is a historical and geographical region of the southwestern Balkans, straddling modern Greece and Albania.

The name Epirus, from the Greek "Ήπειρος" meaning "continent" may also refer to:

Geographical

The region of Epirus in the 20th century, divided between Greece and Albania. Grey: approx. extent of Epirus in antiquity; Orange: Greek region of Epirus; Green: approx. extent of largest concentration of Greeks in "Northern Epirus", early 20th century Red dotted line: territory of autonomous state of Northern Epirus

• Epirus (region), one of the thirteen regions (administrative divisions) of Greece
• Northern Epirus, a region in southern Albania, the term is closely connected with the ethnic Greek minority in the country

Historical

• Epirus (ancient state), a Greek state (330–167 BC)
• Epirus vetus (Old Epirus, 146 BC–395 AD), province of the Roman Empire
• Epirus nova (New Epirus), a province of the Roman Empire
• Despotate of Epirus (1205–1479), one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire
• Principality of Epirus, another name for the Ottoman pashalik of Yanina (1430–1868)
• Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, a short lived state (1914) proclaimed by the pro-Greek party in modern Southern Albania (Northern Epirus)

People

• Epirus (mythology) from Greek mythology, daughter of Echion and Agave

See also

• Eprius, a genus of butterflies