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'''Alcetas I''' ({{lang-el|Ἀλκέτας}}) (390/385 – 370 BC) was a king of ]. He was the son of ]. | '''Alcetas I''' ({{lang-el|Ἀλκέτας}}) (390/385 – 370 BC) was a king of ]. He was the son of ]. Alcetas was the great-grandfather of ] and ]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== |
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King of Epirus from 390/385 BC to 370 BCAlcetas I | |
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King of Epirus | |
Reign | 390 - 370 BC |
Predecessor | Tharrhypas |
Successor | Neoptolemus I of Epirus |
Issue | Neoptolemus I of Epirus Arybbas |
House | Aeacidae |
Father | Tharrhypas |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Alcetas I (Template:Lang-el) (390/385 – 370 BC) was a king of Epirus. He was the son of Tharrhypas. Alcetas was the great-grandfather of Pyrrhus of Epirus and Alexander the Great.
Biography
Alcetas was expelled from his kingdom for unknown reasons, and took refuge with Dionysius I of Syracuse, who assisted him in being reinstated.
After Alcetas' restoration, he allied himself with the Athenians and with Jason of Pherae, the Tagus of Thessaly. In 373 BC he appeared in Athens with Jason, for the purpose of defending the Athenian general Timotheus, who, through their influence, was acquitted.
Upon Alcetas' death, the kingdom was divided between his two sons, Neoptolemus I and Arybbas.
References
- Pausanias (i. 11. § 3).
- Demosthenes against Timotheus (pp. 1187, 1190).
- Diodorus (xv. 13. 36.).
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alcetas". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
Preceded byTharrhypas | King of Epirus 390–370 BC |
Succeeded byNeoptolemus I and Arybbas |
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