Cestria or Kestria ( Ancient Greek: Κεστρία), [1] also known as Ilium or Ilion (Ἴλιον), or Troja (Τροΐα), [2] was a town in ancient Epirus. [3] Its district was called Cestrine or Kestrine (Κεστρίνη) and Kestrinia (Κεστρινία), [4] and was located in Chaonia, separated from Thesprotia by the river Thyamis. [5] It is said to have received its name from Cestrinus, son of Helenus and Andromache, [6] having been previously called Cammania or Kammania (Καμμανία). [7] The principal town of the district was Cestria, [8] but its more usual name appears to have been Ilium or Troja, in memory of the Trojan colony of Helenus. [9] In the neighbourhood are those fertile pastures, which were celebrated in ancient times for the Cestrinic oxen. [10] The inhabitants of the district were called Κεστρηνοί by the poet Rhianus. [11]
The city is located near the modern Filiates, Greece. [12]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cestrine". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
39°40′49″N 20°07′04″E / 39.680339°N 20.117681°E
Cestria or Kestria ( Ancient Greek: Κεστρία), [1] also known as Ilium or Ilion (Ἴλιον), or Troja (Τροΐα), [2] was a town in ancient Epirus. [3] Its district was called Cestrine or Kestrine (Κεστρίνη) and Kestrinia (Κεστρινία), [4] and was located in Chaonia, separated from Thesprotia by the river Thyamis. [5] It is said to have received its name from Cestrinus, son of Helenus and Andromache, [6] having been previously called Cammania or Kammania (Καμμανία). [7] The principal town of the district was Cestria, [8] but its more usual name appears to have been Ilium or Troja, in memory of the Trojan colony of Helenus. [9] In the neighbourhood are those fertile pastures, which were celebrated in ancient times for the Cestrinic oxen. [10] The inhabitants of the district were called Κεστρηνοί by the poet Rhianus. [11]
The city is located near the modern Filiates, Greece. [12]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cestrine". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
39°40′49″N 20°07′04″E / 39.680339°N 20.117681°E