Alexander I of Epirus ( Ancient Greek : Ἀλέξανδρος Α' ; c. 370 BC – 331 BC), also known as Alexander Molossus ( Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μολοσσός ), was a king of Epirus (343/2–331 BC) of the Aeacid dynasty . As the son of Neoptolemus I and brother of Olympias , Alexander I was an uncle, and a brother-in-law, of Alexander the Great . He was also an uncle to Pyrrhus of Epirus .
9-1267: King Alexander may refer to: Royalty [ edit ] Epirus [ edit ] Alexander I of Epirus Alexander II of Epirus Georgia [ edit ] Alexander I of Georgia (1386–?) Greece [ edit ] Alexander of Greece (1893–1920) Imereti [ edit ] Alexander II of Imereti (died 1510) Alexander III of Imereti (1609–1660) Kakheti [ edit ] Alexander II of Kakheti (1527–1605) Scotland [ edit ] Alexander I of Scotland (c. 1078–1124) Alexander II of Scotland (1198–1249) Alexander III of Scotland (1241–1286) Serbia [ edit ] Alexander I of Serbia (1876–1903), king of Serbia, son of Milan I Yugoslavia [ edit ] Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934) Other [ edit ] F. King Alexander , college president King Alexander palm , Archontophoenix alexandrae See also [ edit ] Alexander King (disambiguation) Alexander of Macedon (disambiguation) Alexander of Scotland (disambiguation) Alexander I (disambiguation) Alexander II (disambiguation) Alexander III (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
18-507: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alexander I of Epirus Neoptolemus I ruled jointly with his brother Arybbas . When Neoptolemus died in c. 357 BC, his son Alexander was only a child and Arrybas became the sole king. In c. 350 BC, Alexander was brought to the court of Philip II of Macedon in order to protect him. In 343/2 in his late 20s, Philip made him king of Epirus, after dethroning his uncle Arybbas. When Olympias
27-783: The Greek colony of Taras (in Magna Graecia ), crossed over into Italy , to aid them in battle against several Italic tribes , including the Lucanians and Bruttii . After a victory over the Samnites and Lucanians near Paestum in 332 BC, he made a treaty with the Romans . He then took Heraclea from the Lucanians, and Terina and Sipontum from the Bruttii. Through the treachery of some Lucanian exiles, he
36-459: The kingdom, and continued to rule their respective portions without any interruption of the harmony between them, until the death of Neoptolemus, which, according to German historian Johann Gustav Droysen , may be placed about 360 BC. The first epigraphical evidence of the Molossian League goes back to 370 BC under Neoptolemus. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
45-535: The latter "waged war against women". Neoptolemus I of Epirus Neoptolemus I of Epirus ( Greek : Νεοπτόλεμος Α' Ηπείρου ) (370–357 BC) was a Greek king of Epirus and son of Alcetas I , and father of Troas, Alexander I of Epirus and Queen Olympias . He was the maternal grandfather of Alexander the Great and great-grandfather of Pyrrhus of Epirus . He claimed he was a descendant of hero Achilles and King Lycomedes , while Emperor Caracalla claimed that he
54-467: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title King Alexander . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_Alexander&oldid=946475130 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
63-603: Was a descendant of Neoptolemus I. Olympias was originally known as Polyxena and it is possible that Neoptolemus gave her that name. His name means "new war". This was also a name of the son of the warrior Achilles and the Princess Deidamia in Greek mythology , and also the mythical progenitor of the ruling dynasty of the Molossians of ancient Epirus. On the death of Alcetas, Neoptolemus and his brother Arybbas agreed to divide
72-592: Was compelled to engage under unfavourable circumstances in the Battle of Pandosia and was killed by a Lucanian. He left a son, Neoptolemus , and a daughter, Cadmea. In a famous passage, Livy speculates on what would have been the outcome of a military showdown between Alexander the Great and the Roman Republic . He reports that as Alexander of Epirus lay mortally wounded on the battlefield at Pandosia he compared his fortunes to those of his famous nephew and said that
81-408: Was repudiated by her husband in 337 BC, she went to her brother, and endeavoured to induce him to make war on Philip. Alexander, however, declined the contest, and formed a second alliance with Philip by agreeing to marry the daughter of Philip (Alexander's niece) Cleopatra . During the wedding in 336 BC, Philip was assassinated by Pausanias of Orestis . In 334 BC, Alexander I, at the request of
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