List of the kings of Epirus

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 brackets indicate the reigning period if known.

Tribes of Epirus in antiquity

• Admetus (before 470-430 BC)
• Tharrhypas (430- 392 BC)
• Alcetas I (390, 385 - 370 BC)
• Neoptolemos I (370 - 357 BC)

• Troas (Aeacide), nobility

• Arybbas (373 BC - 343 BC)
• Alexander I (342-331 BC)

• Ptolemy I of Epirus, nobility
• Helenos (Aeacide), nobility

• Aeacides (330-317 BC)

• Deidamia I of Epirus, daughter of Aeacides

• Neoptolemos I (317-313 BC) second reign
• Alcetas II (313 BC – 306 BC)
• Pyrrhus I ( 307 - 302 BC)
• Neoptolemos II (302-297 ВС)

• Kadmeia (Aeacide), nobility

• Pyrrhus I (297 - 272 BC) second reign
• Alexander II (272-255 ВС)
• Olympias II of Epirus regent after Alexander II, her husband died
• Pyrrhus II (255- 237 BC) brother to Ptolemy
• Ptolemy (237- 234 BC) brother to Pyrrhus
• Pyrrhus III

• Nereis (Aeacide), nobility
• Deidamia (233 BC^[2]), nobility, ruled very briefly

• • End of the monarchy, see Epirote League

See also

• List of ancient Epirotes

References

1. Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization by M. B. Hatzopoulos,1997,ISBN 9602133775,page 79
2. A history of Macedonia,Robert Malcolm Errington,1990,page 174,"Only a girl, Deidameia, remained of the royal house of the Aiakidai, and when she was murdered in 233, a politically incalculable federal republic was"

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• Παγκόσμιο Βιογραφικό Λεξικό. Εκδοτική Αθηνών. Αθήνα, 1984 (Greek)