List of ancient Epirotes
This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus.
Mythology
[edit]- Ambrax, Ambracia
- Chaon
- Echetus King of Epirus
- Epirus, a Theban, died in Epirus.
- Callidice of Thesprotia, queen of Thesprotians and wife of Odysseus
- Molossus
- Pandrasus, a Greek king in medieval British legend[1]
- Thesprotus
- Tyrimmas, King of Dodona; his daughter Euippe made a child with Odysseus
Aeacid dynasty
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Oroedus, king of the Parauaioi
- Antiochus (King), king of the Orestae
Nobles
[edit]- Sabylinthus, regent of king Tharrhypas
- Kleomachos the Atintanian
In Macedon
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Sophron of Ambracia Stadion, Olympics 432 BC[2]
- Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon Olympics 344 BC[3]
- Tlasimachus of Ambracia Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics 296 BC[4]
- Simacus (son of Phalacrion) Thesprotian 3rd-2nd century BC Pancratiast, Epidauria (fined)[5][6]
- Alcemachus (son of Charops) Diaulos (~400-metre race) Panathenaics 194/3 BC
- -tos (son of Lysias) Chaonian, Pale (wrestling) Panathenaics 194/193 BC[7]
- Antipater of Epirus Stadion Olympics 136 BC
- Andromachus of Ambracia Stadion Olympics 60 BC
Artists
[edit]- Epigonus of Ambracia 6th-century BC musician, inventor epigonion instrument
- Nicocles of Ambracia auletes
- Hippasus of Ambracia tragic actor hypocrites
Priests
[edit]- Silanus of Ambracia seer in Xenophon's Anabasis
- Pelignas chef, sacrificer sent by Olympias to Alexander[8]
Physicians
[edit]- Philagrius of Epirus 3rd century AD
- 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[9][10] (Epidauros 365 BC)
Writers
[edit]- Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375[11]
- Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century BC
- Pyrrhus of Epirus memoirs and books on military, mechanics and siegecraft[12]
- Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BC[13]
- Glaucus of Nicopolis epigrammatic poet of Greek Anthology[1]
References
[edit]- ^ The Chronicle of the Kings of Britain. Translated by Roberts, Peter. London: E. Williams. 1811. pp. 5, 8.
- ^ "Sophron of Ambracia - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ Woodbury, Leonard (1979). "Neoptolemus at Delphi: Pindar, "Nem." 7.30 ff". Phoenix. 33 (2): 95–133. doi:10.2307/1087989. JSTOR 1087989.
- ^ Phlegon of Tralles, Olympiads
- ^ Miller, Stephen G. (7 June 2004). Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources. ISBN 9780520931039.
- ^ Epidauros —Epigraphical Database
- ^ Attica — Athens:—Epigraphical Database
- ^ Athenaeus Deipnosophists-14.78 659F
- ^ IG IV²,1 95 col I.1 line 25
- ^ Brock, Roger; Hodkinson, Stephen (28 December 2000). Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-19-815220-0.
- ^ Epeiros — Dodona — c. 400 - 375 BC Epigraphical Database
- ^ On Machines: (Περὶ Μηχανημάτων). 2004. ISBN 9783515085328.
- ^ Delos —Epigraphical Database
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