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Neoptolemus I of Epirus

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agreed to divide the kingdom, and continued to rule their respective portions without any interruption of the harmony between them, until the death of Neoptolemus, which, according to
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claimed that he was a descendant of Neoptolemus I. Olympias was originally known as
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Classical Dictionary, Containing a Copious Account of All the Proper Names
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and it is possible that Neoptolemus gave her that name.
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On the death of Alcetas, Neoptolemus and his brother
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Index

King of Epirus
Alcetas I of Epirus
Arybbas of Epirus
Issue
Alexander I of Epirus
Olympias
Philip II of Macedon
Arybbas of Epirus
House
Aeacidae
Alcetas I
Ancient Greek religion
Greek
Greek
Epirus
Alcetas I
Alexander I of Epirus
Olympias
Alexander the Great
Achilles
Lycomedes
Caracalla

Poseidon
Olympias
son of the warrior Achilles
Greek mythology
Arybbas
German
Johann Gustav Droysen

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