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Dessarates were Greeks and so was the City

Quote: The chaones as we will see were a group of Greek-speaking tribes, and the Dexari, or as they were called later the Dassarete, were the most northernly member of the group. Page 423

A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography" by William Smith Epirus & MAcedon.Berat occupies the site of the Greek town of Antipatrea, which the Romans at the,Encyclopedia American.Even the name is Greek. Megistias ( talk) 20:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply

A Greek stronghold

Macedonian strongholds such as Antipatreia,page 391

A History of Macedonia - Σελίδα 391,από N. G. L. Hammond Megistias ( talk) 21:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC) reply