Alcetas I of Epirus

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4th-century BC monarch Molossian king ancient Greek person king

Alcetas I of Epirus was a 4th-century BC king of the Molossians in Epirus, known for his alliances with major Greek powers such as Athens and Macedon during the turbulent era of classical Greek politics.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	4th-century BC monarch ⓘ Molossian king ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ king ⓘ
allianceWith	Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysius I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith	Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Epirote Greek ⓘ
dynasty	Aeacid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Molossians NERFINISHED ⓘ
exileTo	Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Tharyps NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit	4th century BC ⓘ
historicalContext	classical Greece ⓘ interstate rivalries among Greek city-states ⓘ
knownFor	alliances with major Greek powers ⓘ role in Epirus–Macedon relations ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
name	Alcetas I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Alketas I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	strengthening the Molossian kingdom ⓘ
notableRelative	Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Arybbas of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoptolemus I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympias NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Aeacid royal house of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalActivity	participated in classical Greek interstate politics ⓘ
politicalOrientation	pro-Athenian ⓘ pro-Macedonian ⓘ
positionHeld	King of the Molossians NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	northwestern Greece ⓘ
reignOver	Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Molossians NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
restoredToThroneBy	Dionysius I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceMention	Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Greek world ⓘ
successor	Arybbas of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoptolemus I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBy	Dionysius I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	4th century BC ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neoptolemus I of Epirus → father → Alcetas I of Epirus ⓘ

Molossian kings of Epirus → notableMember → Alcetas I of Epirus ⓘ

Neoptolemus I of Epirus → predecessor → Alcetas I of Epirus ⓘ