a fortress city in western Greece. But in fact, the Romaniote story most probably started earlier, further to the south, in the city of Arta. Ancient Arta, called Ambracia, was established in 625 BCE.

Epirus has maintained a separate identity from the rest of Greece since 1204, when a breakaway kingdom started ruling out of the walled city of Arta — a dominion they maintained for 250 years.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, two children aged 12 and 14 were pulled unconscious from the Arachthos River, near Neochori in ...