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Horreum (Epirus)

Southern Europe

Horreum, also called Orraon or Horraon, was a Greek city of ancient Epirus, located on a hill beside the Amvrakikos Gulf in northwestern Greece, west of Ammotopos. Its position guarded the passage down to the Ioannina Basin.

Facts
Founding Year
400 BCE to 301 BCE 1
Latitude
39.271293 degrees north 2
Longitude
20.925136 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Wikipedia (Greek): Όρραον
Wikipedia (Greek)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Το Όρραον ιδρύθηκε τον 4ο αιώνα π.Χ. σε μια στρατηγική θέση (ύψωμα) πλησίον της Αρχαίας Αμβρακίας .
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2. Horreum (Epirus) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 39.271293, longitude 20.925136
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Horreum (Epirus) (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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