Akarnanía

Acarnania is a district in ancient Greece, bordered by the Ionian Sea, the Ambracian Gulf, Mount Thyamus, and the Achelous River. It developed into a federal state with its own magistrates, council, and assembly, with its capital at Stratus. Acarnania was involved in conflicts during the Peloponnesian War and later came under various rules, including Athenian, Theban, and Macedonian.1

In ancient times, Acarnania faced frontier disputes with Aetolia, leading to its partition. Later, it re-established independence and formed a confederacy, eventually being incorporated into the Roman province of Achaea. In modern Greece, Acarnania is part of the department of Aitolía kai Akarnanía.12