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BeOus ~. ~ July ZVs~ 1us
- nhore HIRE OF AdriAAic Sea
Dont1nues southwark a. the
uAcre OF the IoniAu Sea. the
NJ AArjA&ic. has been n seeth-
m1aron Of racial strife from the
1ks0& t0o Persian and Roman en-
- the peace conference of 1919,
~ sDulletIn of the National Geo
1oNsociety.
20 41naletin calls attention to the
RI TT the subaidence OF the con-
&ogyi between italy and the new
4eu Of the Serbs. Greats. and
NAaeat over Fiume. seems merely TO
6or tthe center Of interest south
fG4 tOt the historic Epirus. now a
4 " Albania, which Greece wishes
her domain.
I'VE centuries before Christ
h trns waA set %, like little island,
s6Gnxf from Alexanders vast domains.
#01eh Macedonia and Hellas and the
4 cdan Sea as its boundaries" the bull
l111k 3nntiapex. The name. meaning
\ n1niAnds wAe given II TO distinguish
from thss Grccian islands which
Gt1neo it ,ceastflir.e
\ sCorins hianE, Athenfans and Spar
3nnA looke upon the Epirotes. a.
enrbnrians, Though Aristotle believed
1p4rus the original home of the Hell
14neA Todayst.1e major portion OF the
pNclens area IN comprised in Albania.
AAong tho yo,Nagest and least known
N III the statcAAos Europe.
Az oracle ard a woman won FOR
Rpdrue wide reIS,vn In the ancient
world From prehistoric times mes
1aEes sf the godt were received at
Oodcna through The rustlines of the
1eavss On an oak tree " here Zeus was
supposed 10 Turk. and from Epirus
easne Olvmpias. mother Of Alexander
t11A Great whose sons renown does
not eeershadow herr own major part
Il the history OF rstimes
.Ruins of the Dot'ona temples were
discovered within the last half cen
tnfy a few miles southwest of Ianina.
According TO local tradition the FIRST
message was delivered by dove
speaking with human voice from a
free top PriesteSseS~ severe called Pc
leatdes. or doves,
Rivalry hetweeni the oracle OF
xeus at Dodona and That Of Apollo at
3x3elphi became keen Priestesses of the
FORMER invented new ways of receiy-
sfn9 messages, includinG interpreta
HONS OF the murmurs OF a brook, and
The sounds OF asmetal-tpped whip as
sthe wind drove it against bronze
tripod
sgss s,Croesus was,supposed to have con-
sXpFcposed campaign agains, Cyrus,
:&Nnw OF the Persians. lie acted upon
- more fiatterfng prophecy AT Delphi
which promised ne would destroy a
rUgat Kingdom. l. The prediction WAS
Yortfied; the kinguom destroyed was
III own.
.'Few biographies OF women are
more fascinating than that of Olym-
y p4as She was the daughter OF A
King Of Epirus who traced his ancestry
to 4 son of Achilles She married
Rhjlip H.. of Macedon. Her character
Aefrays an amazing compound OF the
Aevoted mother, the barbaric passion
H03 Cleopatra. and the astute states
Unanship of Maria Theresa Plutarch
wfyes a vivid description of her fan
&astfc snake dances. Estranged from
Philip because OF his infidelity. she
Sfns suspected of having part in his
murder.
s'Phyrrhus, descended from Alexan-
Aer'B aunt, waged war with Rome
and made Epirus a power in world
politics for a brief period. A century
and I half after his death the Romans
\ Annihilated the forces of Perseus al
4 Hydna and the punishment mefed out
70 Epfrus for Its part in the war was
the destruction of seventy OF her
spfincipai cities and enslavement OF
1Eo.ee0 Of her citizens. The kingdom
never recovered from that blow.
4 sFEpirus is extremely mountainous.
aHfOm ANCIENT times to tho present day
In cattle and horses have been note d
SA6d II was famous for peculiar breed
~ dog. the Moiossan'