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'Epirus nova' (also known as 'Illyria Graeca'^[1]) was a province of the Roman Empire established by Diocletian during his restructuring of provincial boundaries. The province, overall, was formed from territories in southern Illyricum. Dyrrachium (or Epidamnus) was established as the capital of Epirus nova.^[2]

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1. Catholic Encyclopedia - Durazzo
2. Hendry, p. 299. ''The geography is entirely correct for Servius' time, since Diocletian's rearrangement of provincial boundaries included the creation of the province of Epirus Nova out of southern Illyricum with Dyrrachium (=Epidamnus) as its capital.''

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★ Hendry, Michael. "Epidaurus, Epirus,...Epidamnus? Vergil Georgics 3.44." ''Harvard Studies in Classical Philology'' (Department of the Classics, Harvard University), Vol. 99 (1999), pp. 295-300.