Epirus nova

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Epirus nova (also known as Illyria Graeca) was a province of the Roman Empire established by Diocletian during his restructuring of provincial boundaries. The province, overall, was formed from territories in southern Illyricum. Dyrrachium (or Epidamnus) was established as the capital of Epirus nova.

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• Hendry, Michael. "Epidaurus, Epirus,...Epidamnus? Vergil Georgics 3.44." Harvard Studies in Classical Philology (Department of the Classics, Harvard University), Vol. 99 (1999), pp. 295-300.

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