town indicate the early prosperity of Ambracia. Ambraciotes Artists Epigonus of Ambracia, 6th BC musician Nicocles, auletes Hippasus, tragic actor Epicrates of Ambracia, c. 4th BC comic poet Athletes Sophron, Stadion Olympics 432 BC Tlasimachus, Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics 296 BC Andromachus, Stadion Olympics 60 BC Various Silanus of Ambracia, 5th BC seer Cleombrotus of Ambracia, student of Plato See also List of cities in ancient Epirus List of ancient Greek cities References Attribution: Cities in ancient Epirus Populated places established in the 7th century BC Corinthian colonies Former populated places in Greece Populated places in ancient Acarnania Populated places in ancient Epirus Pyrrhus of Epirus Archaeological sites in Epirus (region) Arta, Greece