Epirus showed the first sign of life 250,000 years ago. The archaeological museum of Ioannina goes through the centuries from the Paleolithic period to the Roman Empire and tells stories about the people and achievements of the land of Epirus. Approximately 3,000 objects are linked to life: a dazzling ring of gold and silver depicting the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, a bronze shield, a turtle- rattle made of clay. Others are linked to death: a golden wreath with oak leaves, a marble sarcophagus. Others to gods and folklore: thousands of bronze shrines, i.e. leaden films on which the believers carved questions to the gods at the oracle of Dodona.