Pyrrhus II of Epirus

Pyrrhus II (Greek Πύρρος ) was a king of the Molosser and hegemon of Epirotes of the dynasty of Aiakiden in the 3rd century BC.

Pyrrhus was the elder son of Alexandros II and Olympias. His younger brother was Ptolemy and he had a daughter named Deidameia.

Both brothers were at his father's death still a minor, so her mother first perceived the rule. She let Pyrrhus ' concubine Tigris poison. Shortly after reaching the age of consent and personal takeover Pyrrhus died. His death, like all other data for the last Aiakiden also not be accurately determined. However, it should be ( 239-229 BC), who was his brother, who died shortly after the beginning of the reign of Demetrios II of Macedon.

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