In antiquity the region was inhabited by the Greek tribe of the Chaonians.

The earliest known inhabitants of the area were the Greek tribe of the Chaonians.

It is named after the Thesprotians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region in antiquity.

This name is said to be connected with the Ionians, one of the original Greek tribes.

In antiquity the area was inhabited the Greek tribe of the Thesprotians.

The case of the Greek tribes may seem hopeless, but even there there are signs of promise.

They were a Greek tribe and belonged to the Molossian group of the Epirotes.

Sometimes it was allied with various Ancient Greek tribes or Greek city states.

Baugh has stated that the ancient Greek tribe of Molossians is unrelated.

They were one of the first Greek tribes to colonize Italy.