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Alexander I of Epirus

362 BC - 331 BC

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Alexander I of Epirus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Α'; c. 370 BC – 331 BC), also known as Alexander Molossus (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μολοσσός), was a king of Epirus (343/2–331 BC) of the Aeacid dynasty. As the son of Neoptolemus I and brother of Olympias, Alexander I was an uncle, and a brother-in-law, of Alexander the Great. He was also an uncle to Pyrrhus of Epirus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander I of Epirus is the 4,848th most popular politician (down from 3,657th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Greece (down from 236th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Greek Politician.

Alexander I of Epirus is most famous for his victory over the Romans at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander I of Epirus ranks 4,848 out of 19,576Before him are Tomiichi Murayama, Moktar Ould Daddah, John I, Duke of Brabant, Henry I of Castile, John Rabe, and Sancho I of Pamplona. After him are Julia, Geunchogo of Baekje, Michel Suleiman, Ernesto Cardenal, Gannicus, and Emperor Go-Fukakusa.

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Among people born in 362 BC, Alexander I of Epirus ranks 3Before him are Amyntas IV of Macedon, and Eumenes. After him are Philemon, and Pythias. Among people deceased in 331 BC, Alexander I of Epirus ranks 2Before him is Stateira I. After him are Agis III, and Orontes II.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alexander I of Epirus ranks 289 out of 1,024Before him are Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), Pelopidas (-450), Phocion (-402), Lucas Papademos (1947), Paeonius (-500), and Theramenes (-450). After him are Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Saturnin (300), Julia Livilla (18), and Alcamenes (-500).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Alexander I of Epirus ranks 120Before him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Callias II (-515), Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), Pelopidas (-450), Phocion (-402), and Theramenes (-450). After him are Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Julia Livilla (18), Antilochus (null), and Georgios Papandreou (1888).