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Pelion (Chaonia)
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Pelion (Chaonia)
Pelion
, also
Pellion
or
Pelium
, was a fortified settlement of the
Chaonian
tribe of
Dexaroi
, now located in
Gorna Gorica
(previously known as Goricë e Madhe) in
Albania
, on the ancient border between
Epirus
and
Illyria
. Pelium later served as a
Macedonian
border fortress. Sometime in 335 BC, just before the
battle of Pelium
, it was occupied by
Dardanians
, led by
Cleitus of Dardania
, who fought along with
Glaucias of Taulanti
against
Alexander the Great
.
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