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Pyrrhus II
King of Epirus
Reign255–237 BC [1]
Predecessor Alexander II of Epirus
Successor Ptolemy of Epirus
Issue Deidamia II of Epirus
Nereis of Epirus
House Aeacidae
Father Alexander II of Epirus
Mother Olympias II of Epirus
Religion Ancient Greek religion

Pyrrhus II ( Greek: Πύρρος) was the son of Olympias II and Alexander II of Epirus. He was a brother of Ptolemy and Phthia of Macedon. He ruled as king of Epirus from 255 BC to 237 BC. He had two daughters: Deidamia II who was the last ruler of the Aeacid Dynasty and Nereis who married Gelon of Syracuse.

Tribes of Epirus in antiquity

References

  1. ^ Sampson, Gareth C. (2020-08-05). Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC. Pen and Sword Military. p. 272. ISBN  978-1-5267-1016-1.
Preceded by King of Epirus
255–237 BC
Succeeded by