List of ancient Epirotes
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Tribes of Epirus in antiquity.
This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus
Mythology
- Ambrax, Ambracia
- Chaon
- Echetus King of Epirus.
- Epirus (mythology), Theban, died in Epirus.
- Kallidike Queen of Thesprotians wife of Odysseus
- Molossus
- Thesprotus
- Tyrimmas, King of Dodona. His daughter Euippe made a child with Odysseus.
Aeacid dynasty
- Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus)
- Molossus son of Neoptolemus and Andromache
- Alcon the Molossian (6th century BC) suitor of Agariste of Sicyon
- Admetus of Epirus (c. 490 - 470 BC)
- Tharypus
- Alcetas I (c. 385 – 370)
- Neoptolemos I
- Arybbas (361/360-? ВС)
- Alexander I (?-330/329 BC)
- Aeacides
- Alcetas II (313–307 ВС)
- Beroea of Epirus
- Pyrrhus I (307-302 BC)
- Neoptolemos II (302-295 ВС)
- Alexander II of Epirus (272-255 ВС)
- Olympias II of Epirus
- Pyrrhus II
- Ptolemy of Epirus (238-231 ВС)
- Deidamia (?-231 BC)
Tribal Kings
- Oroedus, king of the Parauaioi
- Antiochus (King), king of the Orestae
Nobles
- Sabylinthus, regent of king Tharrhypas
- Kleomachos the Atintanian
In Macedon
- Amyntas of Tymphaia
- Attalus of Tymphaia
- Myrtale (Olympias) mother of Alexander the Great
- Alexander the Great through his mother Olympias
- Cleopatra of Macedon
- Leonidas first teacher of Alexander the Great
- Arybbas (somatophylax)
- Polyperchon general and regent (of Tymphaia)
- Neoptolemus (general)
- Polemon of Tymphaia
- Pyrrhus of Epirus basileus of Macedon (288-285 BC (divided with Lysimachus), 274-272 BC)
- Simmias of Tymphaia
Athletes
- Sophron of Ambracia Stadion, Olympics 432 BC[1]
- Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon Olympics 344 BC[2]
- Tlasimachus of Ambracia Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics 296 BC[3]
- Simacus (son of Phalacrion) Thesprotian 3rd-2nd century BC Pancratiast, Epidauria (fined)[4][5]
- Alcemachus (son of Charops) Diaulos (~400-metre race) Panathenaics 194/3 BC
- -tos (son of Lysias) Chaonian, Pale(wrestling) Panathenaics 194/193 BC[6]
- Antipater of Epirus Stadion Olympics 136 BC[7]
- Andromachus of Ambracia Stadion Olympics 60 BC [8]
Artists
- Epigonus of Ambracia 6th-century BC musician, inventor epigonion instrument
- Nicocles of Ambracia auletes
- Hippasus of Ambracia tragic actor hypocrites
Priests
- Silanus of Ambracia seer in Xenophon's Anabasis
- Pelignas chef, sacrificer sent by Olympias to Alexander[9]
Physicians
- Philagrius of Epirus 3rd century AD
Theorodokoi
- Molossian Tharyps - Chaonian Doropsos - Thesprotian Petoas,Simakos - Admatos from Poionos - Skepas,Aristodamos from Cassopea - Dioszotos from Pandosia - Schidas of Artichia -Phorbadas, Timogenes of Ambracia -Geron son of Aristodamos[10][11] (Epidauros 365 BC)
Writers
- Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375[12]
- Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century BC
- Pyrrhus of Epirus memoirs and books on military,mechanics and siegecraft[13]
- Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BC[14]
- Glaucus of Nicopolis epigrammatic poet of Greek Anthology
References
- ↑ Chronicon (Eusebius), Diodorus
- ↑ JSTOR: Neoptolemus at Delphi: Pindar, "Nem." 7.30 ff
- ↑ Phlegon of Tralles,Olympiads->
- ↑ Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources by Stephen G. Miller
- ↑ Epidauros —Epigraphical Database
- ↑ Attica — Athens:—Epigraphical Database
- ↑ Chronicon (Eusebius)
- ↑ Chronicon (Eusebius)
- ↑ Athenaeus Deipnosophists-14.78 659F
- ↑ IG IV²,1 95 col I.1 line 25
- ↑ Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece page 247 by Roger Brock, Stephen Hodkinson ISBN 0-19-815220-5
- ↑ Epeiros — Dodona — c. 400 - 375 BC Epigraphical Database
- ↑ Athenaeus Mechanicus, by David Whitehead, P. H. Blyth
- ↑ Delos —Epigraphical Database
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