. e, the second AchaeanLeague, and was at a later time colonised bythe Romans, at first as a separate colony, butafterwards subordinate to Patrae (Plin. iv. 13;Strab. p. 665; Paus. vii. 17, 3). Dyras (Avpas), a small river in Phthiotis inThessaly, falls into the Sinus Maliacus. DyrrhacMum lAvppdxtov : Avppdxtos, Avppa-Y7jy3s, Dyrrachlnus : Durazzu), formerly calledEpidamnus (EirLtianvos : ), a townin Greek Illyria, on a peninsula in the Adriaticsea. It was founded by the Corcyraeans, andreceived the name Epidamnus (Thue.
. e, the second AchaeanLeague, and was at a later time colonised bythe Romans, at first as a separate colony, butafterwards subordinate to Patrae (Plin. iv. 13;Strab. p. 665; Paus. vii. 17, 3). Dyras (Avpas), a small river in Phthiotis inThessaly, falls into the Sinus Maliacus. DyrrhacMum lAvppdxtov : Avppdxtos, Avppa-Y7jy3s, Dyrrachlnus : Durazzu), formerly calledEpidamnus (EirLtianvos : ), a townin Greek Illyria, on a peninsula in the Adriaticsea. It was founded by the Corcyraeans, andreceived the name Epidamnus (Thue. i. 24). Thedisputes regarding it between Corinth and Cor-cyra were one of the causes of the Peloponnesianwar. Pliny (iii. 145) says that the Romanschanged the name as being ill-omened: butDyrrhaehium was probably an old name of thewhole peninsula (Strab. p. 316). In 312 itfell into the hands of Glaucias, king of Illyria,and was seized by the Illyrian Monunius 280, but not long afterwards put itselfunder the protection of Rome (Uiod. xix. 70, 78 ;. Coin of , cow suckling culf iukod coins of Corcyra): rev., ayp(for ji^ >. and tno bo-callcd Gardens of Alcinous. Liv. xxix. 12; Pol. ii. 11). Under the Romansit became an important place ; it was the usualplace of landing for persons who crossed overfrom Brundisium. Commerce and trade werecarried on here with great activity, whence it iscalled Taberna Adriae by Catullus (xxxvi. 15);and here commenced the great Egnatia Via,leading to the East. In the Civil war it wasthe head-quarters of Pompey, who kept all hismilitary stores here. The Romans at firstmade it a free city (Appian, Illyr. 8; Cic. adFam. xiv. 1); and, when Augustus settled hisveterans in Italy, Dyrrhaehium was one of thetowns in which he planted a colony of the dis-possessed Italians (Dio Cass. Ii. 4). Under thelater empire it became the capital of EpirusNova. Destroyed by an earthquake 345. Dysaules (Av<rav\ris), a deity or hero ofAg
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