Elimiotis or Elimeia () was a region of Upper Macedonia that was located along the Haliacmon river, and was inhabited by the Molossian tribe of Elimiotes or Elimiotae (), who spoke a Northwest Greek dialect.
History The capital of Elimiotis was Aiani, located in the modern municipality of Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece. It was bordered by Tymphaea and Parauaea in the west, Orestis and Eordaea in the north, Pieria in the east, and Perrhaebia (Thessaly) in the south.
In earlier times, it was independent and the Derdas family ruled the local kingdom from its capital Aiane. However, later it lost its independence and by 355 BC, Elimiotis was part of the kingdom of Macedon ruled by Philip II of Macedon. Phila of Elimeia, sister of Derdas III and Machatas of Elimeia, was the first or second wife of Philip II.
Archons of Elimiotis Arrhidaeus (born before 513 BC) Derdas I (505–435) Sirras (437–390) Derdas II (385–360) Derdas III (360–355), last king of Elimiotis
Notable people Antigonus I Monophthalmus (382–301 BC), Hellenistic ruler, founder of the Antigonid dynasty Calas, general and satrap of Alexander the Great Coenus, general of Alexander the Great Phila of Elimeia, wife of Philip II of Macedon Cleander, officer of Alexander the Great Harpalus, noble and boyhood friend of Alexander the Great Machatas of Elimeia, noble of Elimiotis Philip of Machatas, general of Alexander the Great Polemocrates, noble of Elimiotis
See also Aiani Archaeological Museum Phiale of Megara Lynkestis Epirus (ancient state) Aeolic Greek
Footnotes
References D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of the Roman province of Macedonia (The Department of Western Macedonia today) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1989 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 44, 69. . Giuseppe, Valenza. Elamiti Elimioti Elimi Il Teatro Genealogico degli Elimi nel crocevia del Mediterraneo (in Italian). Marostica. 2022. ISBN 978-88-908854-2-6.
External links Archaeological Museum of Aiani Current locations of Elimeia region