Epirote
- a word derived from Epirus.
Example Sentences
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The Epirote rebellion was already subdued by Kurshid Pasha, and only one point in the whole empire now glowed with a dangerous fire—the haughty Janina.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Jókai, Mór
St. 3 The bands from Epirus; Crescia, the Epirote chief, commanded a body of Albanian cavalry.—The waning Dudley star; Leicester, who was near the end of his miserable career.—Astrophel;
From The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History by Morley, Henry
Meantime four of the Epirote legions had just landed at Brundusium, and Antony hastened to attach them to his cause.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
First, the subjection of the Latins and Campanians; then the struggle of Rome with the Umbrian-Samnites; finally, the decisive repulse of the Epirote invader Pyrrhus--in effect a Hellenic movement.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
His talk of Epirote guards that would skin their own grandmothers was all billy-o.
From The Thirty-Nine Steps by Buchan, John
