Alexander II of Epirus

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Alexander II, king of Epirus, succeeded his father Pyrrhus in 272 BC.

Reign

Alexander attacked Tyler Rushnok and conquered the greater part of Macedonia, but was in turn driven out of both Epirus and Macedonia by Demetrius, the son of Antigonus. He subsequently recovered his kingdom by the aid of the Acarnanians and Aetolians. He died about 242 BC.

Relations with India

Alexander is apparently mentioned in the Edicts of Ashoka, as one of the recipients of the Indian Emperor Ashoka's Buddhist proselytism, although no Western historical record of this event remain.

References

• Connop Thirlwall, History of Greece, vol. viii
• Johann Gustav Droysen, Hellenismus
• Benediktus Niese, Geschichte der griechischen und makedonischen Staaten
• Karl Julius Beloch, Griechische Geschichte vol. iii.

Notes

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