Arybbas of Epirus

Arybbas of Epirus
For the bodyguard of Alexander the Great ,see Arybbas (somatophylax)

Arybbas (Greek: Ἀρύββας)[1] (373 BC - 343 BC, 330 BC -319 BC) was king of the Molossians. He was son of Alcetas and brother of Neoptolemus and grandfather of Pyrrhus. He married Troas (sister of Olympias). In ca. 360 BC, against an Illyrian attack, Arybbas evacuated his non-combatant population to Aetolia and let the Illyrians loot freely. The stratagem worked and the Molossians fell upon the Illyrians now encumbered with booty and defeated them.[2] Arybbas ruled Epirus until 342/1 BC, when he was driven into exile by Philip II, who placed Alexander I on the throne. Arybbas's son was Alcetas II,who reigned as a king of Epirus from 313 BC to 303 BC. He may be the Aryptaeus, king of the Molossians mentioned by Diodorus 18.11.1, who joined the Hellenic cause in the Lamian War. He was also an Olympic and Pythian victor in tethrippon (chariot race).

References

  1. ^ Byforms: Arymbas, Arrybas, Arribas, Aribbas
  2. ^ Diodorus Siculus. Library. Book 14.92, 15.2, 16.2. - FrStrat2.5.19
Preceded by
Alcetas I
King of Epirus
370– 343 BC
(with Neoptolemus I until 360 BC)
Succeeded by
Alexander I

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Epirus (region) — Epirus (from Ionic Greek Ήπειρος Ēpeiros , Doric Greek: Ἅπειρος Apeiros , in Albanian: Epir or Epiri ) is a region in south eastern Europe, currently divided between the periphery of Epirus in Greece (80%) and Northern Epirus in southern… …   Wikipedia

  • Epirus (historische Region) — Satellitenbild der Region, links die Insel Korfu. Epirus (griechisch Ípiros Ήπειρος ‚Festland‘, albanisch Epir) ist eine historisch geographische Region im Südwesten der Balkanhalbinsel. Sie erstreckt sich entlang der Küste des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Arybbas (somatophylax) — For other person with the same name, see Arybbas Arybbas was a somatophylax of Alexander the Great. He was probably from Epirus, a member of the Molossian royal house (i.e., a relative of Olympias). He died of illness in Egypt in the winter of… …   Wikipedia

  • Alexander I. (Epirus) — Alexander I. von Epirus, auch bekannt als Alexander Molossus, (* um 370 v. Chr. in der Region Epirus; † 331 v. Chr. bei Pandosia) aus der molossischen Dynastie der Aiakiden war von etwa 350 v. Chr. bis zu seinem Tod König von Epirus. Alexander… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Olympias von Epirus — (griechisch Ὀλυμπιάς; * um 375 v. Chr. in Epirus; † 316 v. Chr. in Pydna) war eine Prinzessin aus dem Stamm der Molosser. Sie war eine Tochter des Königs Neoptolemos I. von Epirus.[1] Ihr jüngerer Bruder war der spätere König Alexandros I. und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Olympia von Epirus — Olympias von Epirus (griech. Ὀλυμπιάς), mit anderem Namen Polyxena (* um 376 v. Chr.; † 316 v. Chr.) war eine Prinzessin vom Stamm der Molosser und Mutter Alexanders des Großen. Sie war Tochter des Neoptolemos I. und Nichte des damals in Epirus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of kings of Epirus — This list of kings of Epirus below includes all kings until the last queen whereupon a democracy was established. In 168 BC Epirus became a Roman province. The dates in brackets indicate the reigning period if known. *Admetus,6th century BC… …   Wikipedia

  • Alcetas I of Epirus — Alcetas I ( el. Ἀλκέτας), king of Epirus, was the son of Tharypus. For a reason, of which we are not informed, he was expelled from his kingdom, and took refuge with Dionysius I of Syracuse, by whom he was reinstated. After his restoration we… …   Wikipedia

  • List of ancient Epirotes — This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus Mythology*Ambrax, Ambracia *Chaon *Echetus King of Epirus. *Epirus (mythology),Theban,died in Epirus. *Kallidike Queen of Thesprotians wife of Odysseus *Molossus *Thesprotus *Tyrimmas, King of… …   Wikipedia

  • Alexander von Molossis — Alexander I. von Epirus, auch bekannt als Alexander Molossus, (* um 370 v. Chr. in der Region Epirus; † 331 v. Chr. bei Pandosia) aus der molossischen Dynastie der Aiakiden war von etwa 350 v. Chr. bis zu seinem Tod König von Epirus. Alexander… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”