Sesarethus Explained

Sesarethus (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σεσάρηθος) was an ancient city in southern Illyria. Stephanus of Byzantium from the 6th century AD reports, citing Hecataeus (6th century BC), that Sesarethos was a Taulantian city, and that Sesarethioi was its ethnicon.^[1] The city and the tribal name Sessarethes have been related by modern scholars to the Illyrian tribe of Dassaretii. The variant Sesarethii is also mentioned by Strabo (1st century BC – 1st century AD) as an alternative name of the Enchelei.^[2]

See also

• List of settlements in Illyria

Bibliography

• Book: Eichner, Heiner. Illyrisch – die unbekannte Sprache. Die Illyrer. Archäologische Funde des 1. Vorchristlichen Jahrtausends aus Albanien. Eichner. Heiner. Museum für Urgeschichte Asparn an der Zaya. 2004. 3-85460-215-4. 92–117. de.
• Ujes. Dubravka. Recherche sur la localisation de Damastion et ses mines. Revue numismatique. 6th. 6. 2002. 158. 103–129. 10.3406/numi.2002.1438.
• Book: Winnifrith, Tom J.. Badlands-borderlands: a history of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania . Duckworth. 2002. London. 0-7156-3201-9.

Notes and References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, "Σεσάρηθος, πόλις Ταυλαντίων, ὥς φησιν Ἑκαταῖος. καὶ τὸ ἐθνικὸν Σεσαρήθιος."
2. Strabo, Geography, book 7, chapter 7: "...had established their sway, and Enchelii, who are also called Sesarethii. Then come the Lyncestæ, the territory Deuriopus, Pelagonia-Tripolitis..."