The Epirus of Kings. A Landscape of Power

This work aims to assess the development of Epirus, as a state, in a crucial phase of its history, namely the period between the second half of the 4th and the 3rd centuries BC. Indeed, in this timespan, we witness the rise of Epirus as a unitary state and critical protagonist in the history of the Mediterranean. The growth and unification of this state are visible when observing the territory, with the expansion of the kingdom and the transformation of both the urban landscape - through the foundation of new cities and the monumentalization of existing ones - and the chora, as a consequence of a pervasive militarization. This transformation reflects the action of a strong central power, embodied in the figure of the conquering and building basileus.