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Phanote or Phanota ( grc, Φανότη), or Phanoteia (), was a strongly fortified
Entry on the website of the Greek Ministry of Culture about the archeological site at Doliani (in Greek)
Cities in ancient Epirus Former populated places in Greece Populated places in ancient Epirus Chaonia {{AncientEpirus-geo-stub
Phanote or Phanota ( grc, Φανότη), or Phanoteia (), was a strongly fortified ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...
town of Chaonia located in the region of Epirus. The town's location was of military/strategic importance as it stood in the midst of a valley surrounded by an amphitheatre of mountains, through which there are only two narrow passes. It lies about halfway between the sea and the Antigonean passes, and was therefore of importance to the Romans when they were advancing from Illyria
In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyr ...
in 169 BCE. Its site is tentatively located near the modern Raveni
Raveni ( el, Ραβενή) is a village in Thesprotia, Greece. The village is situated on the right bank of the river Thyamis, which flows into the Ionian Sea near Sagiada. It was the ancient city of Phanote, part of the kingdom of Thesprotia. It l ...
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See also
*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 ...
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Entry on the website of the Greek Ministry of Culture about the archeological site at Doliani (in Greek)
Cities in ancient Epirus Former populated places in Greece Populated places in ancient Epirus Chaonia {{AncientEpirus-geo-stub