Gitanae or Gitana (Ancient Greek: Γίτανα), or Gitona (Γίτωνα), or Titana (Τίτανα or Τιτάνα), was a city of ancient Epirus,1 described by Livy as being near Corcyra, and about 10 miles from the coast.2 as a place of meeting of the Epirote League (Concillio Epirotarum). It is not mentioned by any other ancient writer, and it was conjectured that the word is a corrupt form of Chyton, which Ephorus spoke of as a place in Epirus colonised by Ionians from Klazomenai.
However, its site has been located as the place bearing the modern name Gkoumani, near the village of Fragma Kalama in Greece.345
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Ancient Theater at the archaeological site of Gitanae -
Mosaic depicting the Vergina Sun at the archaeological site of Gitanae -
Gitanae walls -
Theater seats with name inscriptions written on them
References
References
- An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 345
- Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. xlii. 38.
- Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- "Γεφύρι Της Γκούμανης | Τα Πέτρινα Γεφύρια της Ελλάδος". petrinagefiria.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Gitanae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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