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Vor 4 Tagen · He was born into the Molossian tribe, one of the three Greek tribes together with the Thesprotians and the Chaones who unified the kingdom of Epirus. Pyrrhus’ father Aeacides was the king of Epirus before him and cousin of Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great. His mother was an aristocratic woman from Thessaly called Phthia.
Vor 6 Tagen · Seeking an alliance with Macedonia to defend against the Aetolians, the queen mother and regent of Epirus, Olympias II, offered her daughter Phthia of Macedon to Demetrius II in marriage. Demetrius II accepted her proposal, but he damaged relations with the Seleucids by divorcing Stratonice of Macedon.
Vor 6 Tagen · Epicurus ( / ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs /, EH-pih-KURE-əs; [2] Greek: Ἐπίκουρος Epikouros; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents.
Vor 4 Tagen · Greece - Despotate, Epirus, Byzantium: The so-called despotate of Epirus (ruled by a despotēs, or lord), which usually included Cephallenia (Kefallinía), was established by Michael I Komnenos Doukas, who established effective control after 1204 over northwestern Greece and a considerable part of Thessaly. His brother and successor ...
18. Juni 2024 · The Chaonians ( Ancient Greek: Χάονες, romanized : Cháones) were an ancient Greek people that inhabited the historical region of Epirus which today is part of northwestern Greece and southern Albania. [1] [2] Together with the Molossians and the Thesprotians, they formed the main tribes of the northwestern Greek group. [1] .
13. Juni 2024 · Olympias was the wife of Philip II of Macedonia and mother of Alexander the Great. She had a passionate and imperious nature, and she played important roles in the power struggles that followed the deaths of both rulers. The daughter of Neoptolemus, king of Epirus, Olympias apparently was.
17. Juni 2024 · In the annals of ancient history, few figures stand out as vividly as Pyrrhus of Epirus, a king renowned for his military prowess and ultimately tragic fate. His name is forever etched in the lexicon of warfare, synonymous with a paradoxical concept – the Pyrrhic victory.
