Cheimerium or Cheimerion ( grc, Χειμέριον) was a fortified settlement and harbour of
ancient Thesprotia in
ancient Epirus, on an eponymous promontory. It lay between the rivers
Acheron and
Thyamis, and opposite the southern point of
Corcyra. In the two naval engagements between the Corcyraeans and
Corinthians just before the
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Greek world. The war remained undecided for a long time until the decisive intervention of th ...
, Cheimerium was the station of the Corinthian fleet.
It is located in modern near Akra Trophale, Stikgia, 5 km from
Cichyrus (Ephyra).
Its acropolis was fortified since the archaic period.
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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 d ...
Cities in ancient Epirus
Former populated places in Greece
Populated places in ancient Epirus
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