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| A province of ]. It was separated from Grecian ] by the ], and by the famous ] from ]. The ], also famous in mythological story, flowed through the limits of this province, and here also were the celebrated temple and sacred oak grove of ], famous for its oracles. ] king of ], was a native of Epirus, which country passed successively into the hands of the ] and the ]. It was ceded to Greece by the Turks in ]. | A province of ]. It was separated from Grecian ] by the ], and by the famous ] from ]. The ], also famous in mythological story, flowed through the limits of this province, and here also were the celebrated temple and sacred oak grove of ], famous for its oracles. ] king of ], was a native of Epirus, which country passed successively into the hands of the ] and the ]. It was ceded to Greece by the Turks in ]. | ||
| Between 1912 and 1916 Epirus had a brief period of indpendence. The northern part of its territory is now in ]. | Between 1912 and 1916 Epirus had a brief period of indpendence. The northern part of its territory is now in ]. | ||
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A province of Greece. It was separated from Grecian Illyria by the Ceraunian Mountains, and by the famous Pindus River from Thessaly. The Acheron River, also famous in mythological story, flowed through the limits of this province, and here also were the celebrated temple and sacred oak grove of Dodoni, famous for its oracles. Pyrrhus king of Macedon, was a native of Epirus, which country passed successively into the hands of the Romans and the Turks. It was ceded to Greece by the Turks in 1881.
Between 1912 and 1916 Epirus had a brief period of indpendence. The northern part of its territory is now in Albania.
Adapted in part from "The Americana, A Universal Reference Library", New York, Scientific American, 1903-1906