Parauaea

Parauaia (Greek Παραυαία ) designated an ancient Greek landscape in Epirus, of the tribe of Epirus Parauaianer ( Παραυαῖοι ) was settled. Geographically, it comprised the Pindus Mountains, located in the present-day border region of Greece and Albania. It was Bathed by the Aoös ( Vjosa ).

In the north the land was bounded by the upper reaches of the Aliakmona with the settled beyond Macedonian Oresten, while in the east the Tymphaier, in the north west, the Chaonier, southwest and south of the Molosser settled the Athamanier.

Under their king Oroidos supported the Parauaianer, where a thousand Oresten had joined 429 BC the Spartans at the siege of Plataea and fought in the Battle of Stratos. In the middle of the 4th century BC Parauaia was conquered by Philip II, after which it was attributed to the obermakedonischen landscapes. Since then, it was the most south-western border region of the Macedonian kingdom. In 335 BC, Alexander the Great had passed through this countryside in his Twelve days march from Pelion in Dassaretia to Thebes.

King Alexander V. had to 294 BC Parauaia as well Tymphaia for the help of Pyrrhus Epirotenkönigs cede to them. Had fallen extent to which these areas after his death returned to Macedonia is controversial, but probably they remained until the Roman conquest in Epirotenbund.