Alcetas II of Epirus
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Alcetas II of Epirus
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Alcetas II, king of Epirus, was the son of Arybbas, and grandson of Alcetas I. On account of his ungovernable temper, he was banished by his father, who appointed his younger son, Aeacides, to succeed him. On the death of Aeacides, who was killed in a battle fighting against Cassander in 313 BC, the Epirotes recalled Alcetas. Cassander sent an army against him under the command of Lyciscus, but in 312 BC entered into an alliance with him. The Epirotes, incensed at the outrages of Alcetas, rose a
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4th-century BC king of Epirus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcetas_II_of_Epirus
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2023-07-12T03:09:26Z
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