Molossia
Proper noun
Meaning
(historical) A region of ancient Epirus, the territory of the Molossians.
A micronation claiming sovereignty over 1.28 acres of land near Dayton, Nevada.
Synonym: Republic of Molossia
Examples
Folha de S.Paulo. citation citation citation Exercises in personal entertainment or self-aggrandisement President Kevin Baugh of Molossia With thousands in existence, micronations of the second type are by far the most common.
Some micronations like Sealand or Hutt River reject the term micronation and consider themselves as sovereign states; other micronations like Flandrensis or Molossia have no intention to be recognized as real states.
Helenus founded a city in Molossia and inhabited it, and Neoptolemus gave him his mother Deidamia as wife.
The outcome was disastrous for Epirus; Molossia fell to Rome in 167 BC and 150,000 of its inhabitants were enslaved.