Alcetas was expelled from his kingdom for unknown reasons, and took refuge with Dionysius I of Syracuse, who assisted him in being reinstated.
After Alcetas' restoration, he allied himself with the Athenians and with Jason of Pherae, the Tagus of Thessaly. In 373 BC he appeared in Athens with Jason, for the purpose of defending the Athenian general Timotheus, who, through their influence, was acquitted.
Upon Alcetas' death, the kingdom was divided between his two sons, Neoptolemus I and Arybbas.
alcetas, epirus, alcetas, greek, Ἀλκέτας, king, epirus, tharrhypas, alcetas, iking, epirusreign390, bcpredecessortharrhypassuccessorneoptolemus, epirusissueneoptolemus, epirusarybbashouseaeacidaefathertharrhypasreligionancient, greek, religionbiography, edital. Alcetas I Greek Ἀlketas 390 385 370 BC was a king of Epirus He was the son of Tharrhypas Alcetas IKing of EpirusReign390 370 BCPredecessorTharrhypasSuccessorNeoptolemus I of EpirusIssueNeoptolemus I of EpirusArybbasHouseAeacidaeFatherTharrhypasReligionAncient Greek religionBiography editAlcetas was expelled from his kingdom for unknown reasons and took refuge with Dionysius I of Syracuse who assisted him in being reinstated After Alcetas restoration he allied himself with the Athenians and with Jason of Pherae the Tagus of Thessaly In 373 BC he appeared in Athens with Jason for the purpose of defending the Athenian general Timotheus who through their influence was acquitted Upon Alcetas death the kingdom was divided between his two sons Neoptolemus I and Arybbas References editPausanias i 11 3 Demosthenes against Timotheus pp 1187 1190 Diodorus xv 13 36 Sources edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1870 Alcetas Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Preceded byTharrhypas King of Epirus390 370 BC Succeeded byNeoptolemus I and Arybbas nbsp This Ancient Greek biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alcetas I of Epirus amp oldid 1213325902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
