Epirus- a small kingdom around what is now Albania- has been mentioned a few times on the show, but has always been on the political fringes. As such, It's been covered in nowhere near as much detail. So, join me on the third of our divergence episodes as we delve into the chaotic and complex history of Epirus. To those of you who have enjoyed hearing about the wars, infighting and shifting alliances of the Diadochoi, you've come to the right place...
Sources for this episode:
- The Editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica (2020), Pyrrhus (online) [Accessed 21/02/2021].
- Author unknown (1911), 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica Volume 19, Neoptolemus. Available at: Wikisource (online) [Accessed 21/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Aeacidae (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Alcetas I of Epirus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Alcetas II of Epirus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Alexander I of Epirus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antigonus II Gonatas (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Deidamia I of Epirus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Molossians (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Molossus (son of Neoptolemus) (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Neoptolemus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Neoptolemus I of Epirus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Neoptolemus II of Epirus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Olympias (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
- Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Pyrrhus of Epirus (online) [Accessed 23/02/2021].
NOTE: I mention at one point that Neoptolemus' death is natural, but what I should have said is that my sources haven't indicated how he died. Also, I think I pronounced Aeacus wrong; I believe it should be said more like 'a-AA-kuss' or similar. The same then probably goes for Aeacides... Also, In case I didn't make it clear, Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus I.
