List of the kings of Epirus
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This list of kings of Epirus below includes all[1] kings and queens, along with princes and princesses until the last representative of the royal Aeacid dynasty whereupon a democracy was established. In 168 BC Epirus became the Roman province of Epirus Vetus. The dates in parentheses indicate the reigning period if known.
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- Admetus (before 470–430 BC)
- Tharrhypas (430–392 BC)
- Alcetas I (390–370 BC)
- Neoptolemus I (370–357 BC)
- Arybbas (373–343 BC)
- Alexander I (342–331 BC)
- Aeacides (331–317 BC)
- Neoptolemus II (317–313 BC)
- Aeacides (313 BC) second reign
- Alcetas II (313–306 BC[2])
- Pyrrhus I (307–302 BC[2])
- Neoptolemus II (302–297 ВС[2]) second reign
- Pyrrhus I (297–272 BC[2]) second reign
- Alexander II (272–255 ВС[2])
- Olympias II of Epirus regent after Alexander II, her husband died
- Pyrrhus II (255–237 BC[3]) brother to Ptolemy
- Ptolemy (237–234 BC[3]) brother to Pyrrhus
- Pyrrhus III (234 BC[3])
- Queen Deidamia (234–233 BC[3][4]), ruled very briefly
- End of the monarchy, see Epirote League
Epirus regained its statehood in 1205, ruled by the Despot of Epirus.
See also
References
- ^ Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization by M. B. Hatzopoulos,1997,ISBN 9602133775,page 79
- ^ a b c d e Sampson, Gareth C. (2020-08-05). Rome & Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC. Pen and Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-5267-1015-4.
- ^ a b c d Sampson, Gareth C. (2020-08-05). Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC. Pen and Sword Military. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-5267-1016-1.
- ^ Errington, Robert Malcolm (1993). A History of Macedonia. Barnes & Noble. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-56619-519-5.