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'''Alcetas I''' ({{lang-el|Ἀλκέτας}}), (390/385 &ndash; 370 BC) king of ], was the son of ]. He was expelled from his kingdom for unknown reasons, and took refuge with ], by whom he was reinstated. After his restoration, he allied with the Athenians, and with ], the Tagus of Thessaly. In 373 BC, he appeared at ] with Jason, for the purpose of defending Athenian general ], who, through their influence, was acquitted. Upon his death, the kingdom was divided between his two sons, ] and ]. '''Alcetas I''' ({{lang-el|Ἀλκέτας}}) (390/385 &ndash; 370 BC) was a king of ], the son of ].
==Biography==
He was expelled from his kingdom for unknown reasons, and took refuge with ], by whom he was reinstated.
After his restoration, he allied with the Athenians, and with ], the Tagus of Thessaly. In 373 BC, he appeared at ] with Jason, for the purpose of defending Athenian general ], who, through their influence, was acquitted.
Upon his death, the kingdom was divided between his two sons, ] and ].


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For other uses, see Alcetas (disambiguation).
Alcetas I
BornAlcetas I
TitleKing of Epirus
ChildrenKing Neoptolemus I of Epirus
King Arymbas
ParentTharypus (father)
RelativesAlexander the Great (great-grandson)
Pyrrhus of Epirus (great-grandson)

Alcetas I (Template:Lang-el) (390/385 – 370 BC) was a king of Epirus, the son of Tharypus.

Biography

He was expelled from his kingdom for unknown reasons, and took refuge with Dionysius I of Syracuse, by whom he was reinstated.

After his restoration, he allied with the Athenians, and with Jason of Pherae, the Tagus of Thessaly. In 373 BC, he appeared at Athens with Jason, for the purpose of defending Athenian general Timotheus, who, through their influence, was acquitted.

Upon his death, the kingdom was divided between his two sons, Neoptolemus I and Arybbas.

References

Sources

Preceded byTharrhypas King of Epirus
390– 370 BC
Succeeded byNeoptolemus I and Arybbas

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