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<p>in what is now modern-day <a href="page.php?w=Italian_Peninsula">Italy</a>.</p>

<p><big>Etymology</big></p>
<p>The Greek toponym Epirus , meaning "mainland" or "continent", first appears in the work of <a href="page.php?w=Hecataeus_of_Miletus">Hecataeus of Miletus</a> in the 6th century BC. It is one of the few Greek names from the view of an external observer with a maritime-geographical perspective. Although a foreign name, Epirus later came to be adopted by the inhabitants of the area.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p><big>Prehistory</big></p>
<p>A number of Mycenaean</p><p>
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