Epirus (Roman province)

Provincia Epiri Ἐπαρχία Ἠπείρου
Province of the Roman Empire
100s or 110s AD–7th century
The province of Epirus within the Roman Empire, c. 125 AD
Capital	Nicopolis
Historical era	Antiquity
• Established	100s or 110s AD
• Slavic Invasion	7th century
• Transformed into the Theme of Nicopolis	7th century
Preceded by Succeeded by Epirote League Aetolian League Nicopolis (theme) Cephallenia (theme) Early Slavs
Today part of	Greece Albania

The province of Epirus (Latin: Provincia Epiri, Ancient Greek: Ἐπαρχία Ἠπείρου, romanized: Eparchía Ēpeírou) was a province of the Roman Empire, covering the region of Ancient Epirus. Rome first annexed the region in 167 BC, in the aftermath of the Third Macedonian War, and initially put the region in the larger Roman province of Macedonia, which at the time covered the whole of the Hellenistic world in mainland Europe. In 27 BC, Epirus and Achaea were separated from Macedonia and grouped into the senatorial province of Achaea, with the exception of its northernmost part, which remained part of the province of Macedonia.^[1] Under Emperor Trajan, sometime between 103 and 114 AD, Epirus became a separate province, under a procurator Augusti. The new province extended from the Gulf of Aulon (Vlorë) and the Acroceraunian Mountains in the north to the lower course of the Acheloos River in the south, and included the northern Ionian Islands of Corfu, Lefkada, Ithaca, Cephallonia, and Zakynthos.^[1]