Passaron was an ancient Greek city in Epirus, founded by the Molossian king Tharrhypas between about 420 and 400 BCE as the capital of the Molossian kingdom, where the Molossian kings and the assembled people took mutual oaths, the kings to govern according to the laws and the people to defend the kingdom. In 330 BCE it became the capital of the newly united kingdom of Epirus, a role it held until 295 BCE when Pyrrhus of Epirus moved the capital to Ambracia. The Roman praetor Lucius Anicius Gallus captured the town in 167 BCE.
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1. Passaron (Wikipedia)
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It was founded by the Molossian king Tharrhypas sometime between 420 and 400 BCE as the capital of the Molossian kingdom.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Passaron (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 39.71039, longitude 20.766188
Wikidata: Passaron
Wikidata Q2055889, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia (Greek): Πασσαρώνα
Wikipedia (Greek)Article text: founding statementQuote, Article text: founding statement
Ιδρύθηκε από τον βασιλιά των Μολοσσών Θαρύπα το έτος 420 π.Χ. - 400 π.Χ.
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