{{Short description|Ancient Greek tribe}} The '''Cassopaei''' ({{langx|el|Κασσωπαῖοι}}) were an ancient Greek tribe living in [[ancient Epirus]] and occupying the coast between [[ancient Thesprotia|Thesprotia]] and the [[Ambracian Gulf]], and bordering upon [[Nicopolis]]. Their chief town was [[Cassope]] (Κασσώπη).<ref>{{harvnb|Hatzopoulos|2007|loc="Since only Hellenes participated in the Panhellenic sacrifices and contests, it is obvious that the ''theoroi'' visited only communities which considered themselves and were considered by the others as Greek. [...] Similarly the [theorodokoi] section Epirus lists the states of Pandosia, Kassopa, Thesprotoi, Poionos, Korkyra, Chaonia, Artichia, Molossoi, Ambrakia, Argos (of Amphilochia). Of these the Elean colony of Pandosia and the Corinthian colonies of Korkyra and Ambrakia represent the southern Greek element, while Kassopa, the Thesprotoi, the Molossoi, Chaonia and Argos the "native" Epirote one. (Nothing is known of Poionos and Artichia). The important point is that colonial cities, Epirote cities and Epirote ''ethne'', republican and monarchical alike, are considered equally Greek and invited to the great panhellenic sacrifices at Epidauros."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Strabo|vii. p.324, ''et seq.''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DGRG|title=Cassope}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.'' Κασσωπία πόλις}}</ref> The ''[[Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax]]'' describes the Cassopaei as living in villages;<ref>''[[Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax]]'', p. 12</ref> but they afterwards rose to such power as to obtain possession of [[Pandosia (Epirus)|Pandosia]], [[Buchaetium]], and [[Elateia (Epirus)|Elateia]].<ref>[[Demosthenes]], ''On Halonnesus'' 33.</ref> We learn from another authority that [[Batiae]] was also in their territory.<ref>[[Theopompus]] ''ap.'' Harpocr. ''s.v.'' Ἐλάτεια</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{DGRG|title=Cassope}} ===Sources=== *{{cite book|last=Hatzopoulos|first=Miltiades B.|chapter=Perception of the Self and the Other: The Case of Macedonia|year=2007|orig-date=2002|title=Ancient Macedonia VII: Macedonia from the Iron Age to the Death of Philip II. Papers Read at the Seventh International Symposium Held in Thessaloniki, October 14–18, 2002|location=Thessaloniki|publisher=Institute for Balkan Studies|isbn=978-9-6073874-2-4|pages=51–66|url=http://macedonia-evidence.org/identity.html#_ednref24}}
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