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  1. greekreporter.com › 2024/07/04 › pyrrhus-epirus-ancient-greekPyrrhus of Epirus, the Ancient Greek King who Fought the Romans

    4 days ago · Credit: Catalaon / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. Pyrrhus of Epirus (319/318–272 BC) was an ancient Greek general and statesman, widely regarded by his contemporaries and modern historians alike as one of the greatest military minds of antiquity. Pyrrhus is best known for waging war against the Romans. The Hellenistic king became ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_IIExpansion of Macedonia under Philip II - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · In the following years Olympias' brother, also named Alexander, took refuge in Philip's court and the Macedonian influence increased from 351. Some scholars date from 350 the Macedonian direct control of Tymphaea, another border area between Epirus and Macedon. Krinides (356 BC)

  4. www.britannica.com › place › GreeceGreece - Byzantine, Recovery, Culture | Britannica

    4 days ago · Byzantine control remained in the form of the despotate of Epirus in the northwest, in the area around Monemvasía in the eastern Peloponnese, and in the mountain fastness of the Taïyetos in Achaea and Arcadia (Arkadía).

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  6. www.socialstudiesforkids.com › worldhistory › philipiiKing Philip II of Macedon - Social Studies for Kids

    5 days ago · To ensure good relations with Arybbas, the King of Epirus, Philip II married Olympias; this union produced Alexander (the great), who ruled for a time as King Alexander III. Another element of Philip's makeover of Macedon was the increase the cultural element of Pella, the capital.

  7. www.britannica.com › place › GreeceGreece - Despotate, Epirus, Byzantium | Britannica

    4 days ago · After his death (1355) the self-styled emperor Symeon Uroš, despotēs of Epirus and Akarnania, was able to seize control of both Epirus and Thessaly and rule independently following the death of Nikephoros II in 1358/59.

  8. en.topwar.ru › 245472-balkanskaja-kampanija-aleksandraBalkan campaign of Alexander the Great (335 BC)

    2 days ago · Background In 336 (hereinafter all dates, except those specified - BC), the noble Macedonian Pausanias killed the Macedonian king Philip II at the wedding of his daughter Cleopatra with the Epirus king Alexander I. The son of the deceased, Alexander, with the support of Antipater, is proclaimed king of the army meeting

  9. gogreeceyourway.gr › regions-cities › epirusNecromanteion in Preveza Greece | GO GREECE YOUR WAY

    4 days ago · The Necromanteion was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone. According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to be the door to Hades, the realm of the dead.