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Theudoria

ancient city of Epirus

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 18, 2024
Entity authorityQ105625341 ↗
Source-derived summary

Theudoria was an ancient town located in south-eastern Epirus. It was one of the chief towns of the Athamanians, along with Argithea, Heraclea and Tetraphylia.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Athama'nia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Theudoria” as ancient city of Epirus. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1854, 1857—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Theudoria, ancient and city can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as ancient city of Epirus. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 18, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q105625341. Authority coordinates are 39.443, 21.205. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1854 and 1857.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Theudoria”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Theudoria primary sources, Theudoria archive and Theudoria research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Theudoria”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Theudoria” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.