The
Thesprotians (
Greek: Θεσπρωτοί –
Thesprōtoi) were an ancient
Greek tribe of
Thesprotis,
Epirus, akin to the
Molossians. The poet
Homer frequently mentions Thesprotia which had friendly relations with
Ithaca and
Doulichi. On their northeast frontier they had the
Chaonians and to the north the kingdom of the Molossians. The Thesprotians originally controlled the
Dodona oracle, the oldest in Greece. Later, they were part of the League of
Epirus until they were annexed into the
Roman Empire.