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5 Mapping out the sacred landscape of Epirus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 December 2024

Eleni D. Vasileiou*
Affiliation:
Hellenic Ministry of Culture; Ephorate of Antiquities of Ioannina Email: evasiliou@culture.gr
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Abstract

To my mother, Penelope.

This paper offers an overview of the published material of the Epirotic sanctuaries. The presentation will be limited to the geographical area of modern Epirus (prefectures of Arta, Ioannina, Preveza, and Thesprotia) and it will cover the period from the Early Iron Age (eighth century BC) to the beginning of the Roman conquest (second to early first century BC). Areas of ritual character in Epirus range from shrines to organized sanctuaries. It is not always easy to identify the deity/deities worshipped at the ritual places presented.

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Archaeology in Greece 2023–2024
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies and the British School at Athens

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