Thucydides describes it as situated in the district Elaeatis in Thesprotia, away from the sea. At its site is the famous Necromanteion (Νεκρομαντεῖον, "Oracle of the Dead"). First settled during the Bronze Age and resettled in the 14th century BC by colonists most probably from Chaonia and the west Peloponnese region.
Thucydides portrays it as situated in the district Elaeatis in Thesprotia, removed from the coastline. At its location is the renowned Necromanteion (Νεκρομαντεῖον, "Oracle of the Dead"). It was first inhabited during the Bronze Age and resettled in the 14th century BC by colonists most likely originating from Chaonia and the western Peloponnese area.