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Alcetas II of Epirus

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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 against him and put him to death, together with his two sons. As a result, in 306 BC
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Aeacides of Epirus
Pyrrhus I of Epirus
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Aeacidae
Arybbas of Epirus
Neoptolemus I of Epirus
Ancient Greek religion
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Epirus
Arybbas
Alcetas I
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Cassander
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King Glaukias
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