Kingdom of Epirus

Kingdom of Epirus was a state in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from c. 330 to 167 BCE, about 163 years. Its people spoke Greek languages (Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek).

The Molossian kingdom of north-west Greece, whose king Pyrrhus beat Rome in Italy at ruinous cost. Rome sacked Epirus and enslaved 150,000 people in 167 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 330 to 167 BCE
Duration: 163 years
Type: State
Region: Balkans and Greece, Europe
Language family: Greek
Capital: Ambracia

Events in Europe during its time

218 BCE Hannibal crosses the Alps

Neighbours in Europe

Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE
Athens 508 to 322 BCE
Empire of Alexander the Great 336 to 323 BCE
Sparta c. 900 to 192 BCE
Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
Etruscan civilization c. 720 to 90 BCE
Kingdom of Macedon c. 700 to 168 BCE
Syracuse c. 734 to 212 BCE
Bosporan Kingdom c. 480 BCE to 370 CE
Phoenician colonies in Iberia c. 800 to 237 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE, Middle East
Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE, East Asia

Questions

When did Kingdom of Epirus exist?

c. 330 to 167 BCE, about 163 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Kingdom of Epirus?

Balkans and Greece, in Europe. Its capital was Ambracia.

What language did Kingdom of Epirus speak?

Greek. This family includes Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek.