Aeacid dynasty
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The Aeacid dynasty was an ancient royal house of Epirus that claimed descent from the mythological hero Achilles and ruled the Molossian kingdom in northwestern Greece.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Dodona oracle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Dodona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Passaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedDescentFrom |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aeacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Hellenic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection | Argead dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | Roman conquest of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Molossians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
4th century BC
ⓘ
5th century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Epirote League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aeacides of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Deidamia I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Deidamia II of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoptolemus I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympias NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrrhus II of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
claim of descent from Achilles
ⓘ
producing Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ rule over Molossian kingdom ⓘ |
| language | Greek language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| mythologicalAncestor | Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aeacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Aeacides of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander I of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originLegend | descended from Neoptolemus son of Achilles ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Molossian kings ⓘ |
| region | Balkans ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Kingdom of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruled | Molossian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Molossia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
King of Epirus
ⓘ
King of the Molossians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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