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Alexander I of Epirus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Α'; c. 370 BC – 331 BC), also known as Alexander Molossus (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μολοσσός), was a king of Epirus (343/2–331 BC) of the Aeacid dynasty.
- Youth
- A New Political Formation
- Alliance with Macedon
- Redimensioning The Epirote-Macedonian Affairs
- The Two Alexanders
- Approach by Tarentum
- Italic Expedition of Alexander The Molossian
- Bibliography
In 360, Arybbas, uncle of Alexander, assumed sole kingship over Epirus. Arybbas married the elder sister of Alexander, Troas, to promote stability in his kingdom. He also arranged, in 357, the marriage between the other sister of Alexander, Olympias, and Philip II of Macedon. Olympias likely took her brother with her when she went as a bride into t...
During his reign, the term Epirus gained a proper political meaning. Upon ascending the throne in Epirus, Alexander established a new constitution among the Molossians (the largest Epirote tribe) and other tribes across Epirus. The Epirote Constitution of Aristotle, it seems, refers to this constitution established by Alexander. Accordingly, the lo...
Alexander acted as a natural ally of Macedon. In 343, he likely guaranteed safe passage to Philip II in his expedition across Epirus. The main targets of this concerted expedition were the regions of Cassiopeia and Ambracia. These populations controlled important trading stations along the Ambracian Gulf and thus held a monopoly over the trade betw...
The relations between Alexander and Philip II of Macedon took a blow in 337. Olympias was expelled back into Epirus (while her son Alexander III went into Illyria). On her part, Olympias felt that the new marriage of her husband Philip with the Macedonian noble Cleopatra-Eurydice (niece of Attalus) threatened the Macedonian succession of her son. A...
In the summer of 336, the marriage between Alexander the Molossian and Cleopatra took place at Aegae (or Aigai – the old royal capital of the Macedonians). At the celebrations, Pausanias (who had an old grievance against Attalus and Philip himself) assassinated the Macedonian king. Alexander III, a nephew, and brother-in-law of Alexander the Moloss...
The traditional narrative suggests that by 334, Alexander the Molossian received an appeal from Taras or Tarentum to help them against the Italic tribes threatening its position. It was not the first time a Hellenic colony in Italy invited a foreign force to campaign on its behalf. Accordingly, between 343 and 338, king Archidamus III of Sparta cam...
In 334, Alexander the Molossian crossed the sea with a small force of fifteen vessels but many other trading ships. His army must have been relatively small, mainly in the form of cavalry units. As for the infantry, Alexander relied on troops recruited in Italy, such as units from Tarentum and exiled soldiers from native tribes (including 200 such ...
Cross, Geoffrey Neale (1932). Epirus, A study in Greek Constitutional Development. Diodori. Bibliotheca Historica. Dionis Cassi Cocceiani. Historia Romana. Dionysii Halicarnassensis. Antiquitatum Romanarum. Errington, R. M. (1975). Arybbas the Molossian. Philipps-Universität, Marburg/Lahn. August, 1974. Frontini, Julii. Stratagematon. Hughes, Trist...
Alexander I of Epirus (c. 370 BC - c. 331 BC), also known as Alexander Molossus was a king of Epirus (350 BC-331 BC) of the Aeacid dynasty. He was the son of Neoptolemus and brother of Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
Dec 23, 2016 · Alexander I of Epirus. 23 December, 2016 - 21:51 Natalia Klimczak. Standing in the Shadow of Alexander the Great: Cleopatra of Macedon and Her Life of Danger. Cleopatra of Macedon stood in the shadow of her more famous brother, Alexander the Great. In fact, she was one of his three known sisters, apart from Cynane and Thessalonica.
Alexander I of Epirus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Α'; c. 370 BC – 331 BC), also known as Alexander Molossus (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μολοσσός), was a king of Epirus (343/2–331 BC) of the Aeacid dynasty. As the son of Neoptolemus I and brother of Olympias, Alexander I was an uncle, and a brother-in-law, of Alexander the ...
Jun 14, 2023 · Gathering a large army from across a united Epirus, Alexander set about introducing his men to a new style of warfare – a style that soon became the mainstay of every powerful nation in the Eastern Mediterranean for the next 150 years.
ALEXANDER I., king of Epirus about 342 B.C., brother of Olympias the mother of Alexander the Great, and son-in-law of Philip of Macedon, whose daughter Cleopatra he married (336). In 332 he crossed over to Italy to assist the Tarentines against the Lucanians, Bruttians and Samnites.
