Gertus

Gertus, also known as Gertous or Gerous (Greek: Γερτοῦς; acc. Γερτούντα), was an ancient Greek city in the territory of Chaonia located in the region of Epirus.[1][2][3] The city, according to Polybius, belonged to the Chaonian Greek subtribe known as the Dexari.[1][2] Along with Chrysondyon, Gertus was situated between Lychnidus and Antipatrea.[1]

Epirus in antiquity.

See also

• List of cities in ancient Epirus

References

Citations

1. Hammond 1967, p. 607.
2. Wilkes 1995, p. 98: "Behind the coast Illyrians bordered the Chaones, the Epirote people of whom the Dexari or Dassaretae were the most northerly and bordered the Illyrian Enchelei, the 'eel-men', whose name points to a location near Lake Ohrid. According to Polybius (5.108), the Dassaretae possessed several towns, though none has yet been definitely located, including Pelion, Antipatreia (probably Berat), Chrysondym, Gertous or Gerous and Creonion."
3. Cabanes 1976, p. 251: "[...] cités de Dassarétide, Antipatréia, Chrysondyon et Gertous [...]"

Sources

• Cabanes, Pierre (1976). L'ÉPIRE: De la Mort de Pyrrhos à la Conquête Romaine (272-167) (in French). Paris: Annales Littéraires de l'Université de Besancon.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1967). Epirus: The Geography, the Ancient Remains, the History and the Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas. Oxford: The Clarendon Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Wilkes, John (1995) [1992]. The Illyrians. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Limited. ISBN 0-631-19807-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)