Oricos

Oricus or Oricum was an Ancient Greek city in Epirus [A Classical Dictionary: Containing ... Proper Names Mentioned in, by Charles Anthon, 1841, page 934, "Philostratus says the town of Oricus was restored by Herodes Atticus, togetherwith many other Greek cities." ] [An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time, 1779, page 57, "Cities of note, in this part of Cities of Epirus, were, according to Ptolemy, Oricum, or Oricus"] .It gained great importance during Roman rule. It was founded by colonists from Colchis according to Pliny [An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time,1779,page 57,"It was founded, according toPliny % by a colony from Colchis, had a famous harbour,and was, in the Roman times, a place of great note"] .

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