List of ancient Epirotes
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This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus.
Mythology
- 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{{cite book | translator-first=Peter | translator-last=Roberts | translator-link=Peter Roberts (priest) | title=The Chronicle of the Kings of Britain | publication-place=London | publisher=E. Williams | year=1811 | pages=5, 8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mso_AAAAcAAJ }}
- Thesprotus
- Tyrimmas, King of Dodona; his daughter Euippe made a child with Odysseus
Aeacid dynasty
- 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
- Oroedus, king of the Parauaioi
- Antiochus (King), king of the Orestae
Nobles
- Sabylinthus, regent of king Tharrhypas
- Kleomachos the Atintanian
In Macedon
- 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
- Sophron of Ambracia Stadion, Olympics 432 BC{{Cite web |title=Sophron of Ambracia - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=Sophron+of+Ambracia |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.google.com}}
- Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon Olympics 344 BC{{cite journal|jstor=1087989 |last1=Woodbury |first1=Leonard |title=Neoptolemus at Delphi: Pindar, "Nem." 7.30 ff |journal=Phoenix |year=1979 |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=95–133 |doi=10.2307/1087989 }}
- Tlasimachus of Ambracia Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics 296 BCPhlegon of Tralles, Olympiads
- Simacus (son of Phalacrion) Thesprotian 3rd-2nd century BC Pancratiast, Epidauria (fined){{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sul-L4KVWU0C&dq=Simakos&pg=PA74 | title=Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources | isbn=9780520931039 | last1=Miller | first1=Stephen G. | date=7 June 2004 }}Epidauros —[http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/oi?ikey=28528&bookid=7®ion=2&subregion=2 Epigraphical Database]
- Alcemachus (son of Charops) Diaulos (~400-metre race) Panathenaics 194/3 BC
- -tos (son of Lysias) Chaonian, Pale (wrestling) Panathenaics 194/193 BCAttica — Athens:—[http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/oi?ikey=4552&bookid=5®ion=1&subregion=71 Epigraphical Database]
- Antipater of Epirus Stadion Olympics 136 BC
- Andromachus of Ambracia Stadion Olympics 60 BC
Artists
- Epigonus of Ambracia 6th-century BC musician, inventor epigonion instrument
- Nicocles of Ambracia auletes
- Hippasus of Ambracia tragic actor hypocrites
Priests
- Silanus of Ambracia seer in Xenophon's Anabasis
- Pelignas chef, sacrificer sent by Olympias to AlexanderAthenaeus
Deipnosophists-[https://books.google.com/books?id=g98IAAAAQAAJ&dq=Pelignas+Athenaeus&pg=PA1055 14.78 659F]
Physicians
- Philagrius of Epirus 3rd century AD
[[Theorodokoi]]
- 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 AristodamosIG IV²,1 95 col I.1 line 25{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9EjhoUU_U0cC&dq=Thesprotoi+Kassopa+Pandosia&pg=PA247 |page=247 |title=Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece |isbn=978-0-19-815220-0 |last1=Brock |first1=Roger |last2=Hodkinson |first2=Stephen |date=28 December 2000 }} (Epidauros 365 BC)
Writers
- Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375Epeiros — Dodona — c. 400 - 375 BC [http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/oi?ikey=304676&bookid=748®ion=4&subregion=10 Epigraphical Database]
- Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century BC
- Pyrrhus of Epirus memoirs and books on military, mechanics and siegecraft{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wYjnwRGh_acC&dq=Pyrrhus+the+macedonian+Athenaeus&pg=PA72 | title=On Machines: (Περὶ Μηχανημάτων) | isbn=9783515085328 | year=2004 }}
- Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BCDelos —[http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/oi?ikey=62570&bookid=16®ion=7&subregion=15 Epigraphical Database]
- Glaucus of Nicopolis epigrammatic poet of Greek Anthology{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070903130420/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1384.html]}}
References
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- {{in lang|ru}}[http://community.livejournal.com/hellenism_hist/3051.html#top Эпир]