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Antička plemena u Epiru.

Molosijci (grčki: Μολοσσοί, Molossoi) su bili drevno grčko[1][2][3][4][5] koje je naselilo Epir u mikensko doba. Na sjeveroistočnoj granici su živjeli Haonijanci a na njihovoj južnoj granici su bili Tesprotijanci, dok su na sjeveru bili Iliri. Molosijci su bili članovi Epirskog saveza, sve dok im zemlju nije anektiralo Rimsko Carstvi i 150.000 stanovnika otjeralo u roblje.

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  1. Smith, William. A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography. "The Molossi were Greek people, who claimed descent from Molossus, the son of Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus) and Andromache, and are said to have emigrated from Thessaly into Epirus, under the guidance of Pyrrhus himself. In their new abodes they intermingled with the original inhabitants of the land and with the neighbouring Illyrian tribes of which they were regarded by the other Greeks as half barbarians. They were, however, by far the most powerful people in Epirus, and their kings gradually extended their dominion over the whole of the country. The first of their kings, who took the title of King of Epirus, was Alexander, who perished in Italy B.C. 326. The ancient capital of the Molossi was Pasaron, but Ambracia afterward became their chief town, and the residence of their kings. The Molossian hounds were celebrated in antiquity, and were much prized for hunting."
  2. Errington, Malcolm R. A History of Macedonia. University of California Press, 1993, ISBN 0-520-06319-8. "The Molossians were the strongest and, decisive for Macedonia, most easterly of the three most important Epeirot tribes, which, like Macedonia but unlike the Thesprotians and the Chaonians, still retained their monarchy. They were Greeks, spoke a similar dialect to that of Macedonia, suffered just as much from the depredations of the Illyrians and were in principle the natural partners of the Macedonian king who wished to tackle the Illyrian problem at its roots."

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