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Arybbas
King of Epirus
Reign	370 - 343 BC (withNeoptolemus Iuntil 360 BC)
Predecessor	Alcetas I of Epirus
Successor	Alexander I of Epirus
Spouse	Troas (daughter ofNeoptolemus I of Epirus)
Issue	Alcetas II of Epirus Aeacides of Epirus
House	Aeacidae
Father	Alcetas I
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Arybbas(Ancient Greek:Ἀρύββας^[1]or Ἀρύβας^[2];373–343/2 BC) was a king of theMolossians.

Family[edit]

Arybbas was a son ofAlcetas I,brother ofNeoptolemus Iand grandfather ofPyrrhus.He married his niece Troas (sister ofOlympias).

Arybbas's oldest son wasAlcetas II,who reigned as a king of Epirus from 313 BC to 303 BC. It is very probable that theAryptaeus, king of the Molossiansmentioned by Diodorus 18.11.1, who joined the Hellenic cause during theLamian War,is Arybbas. Arybbas' second son wasAeacidesking of Epirus (ruled 331-316, 313 BC).

Biography[edit]

Upon the death of their father Alcetas I in 370 BCE, Arybbas and his brother Neoptolemus I divided the kingdom of Epirus in two and each ruled their own part, until Neoptolemus died around 360 BCE and Arybbas became king of all of Epirus.

In ca. 360 BC, against an Illyrian attack, Arybbas evacuated his non-combatant population toAetoliaand let the Illyrians loot freely. The stratagem was successful, and the Molossians amassed upon the Illyrians and defeated them.^[3]Arybbas ruled Epirus until 343/2 BC, when he was driven into exile byPhilip II,who placedAlexander Ion the throne.

He was also anOlympicandPythianvictor in tethrippon (chariot race).

References[edit]

^Byforms: Arymbas, Arrybas, Arribas, Aribbas
^Suda, al.4058
^Diodorus Siculus.Library.Book 14.92, 15.2, 16.2. - FrStrat2.5.19

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IG II² 226Attica ca. 343/2 BC. Heskel, Julia, 'The Political Background of the Arybbas Decree', GRBS 29 (1988)

Preceded by Alcetas I	King of Epirus 370–343 BC (withNeoptolemus Iuntil 360 BC)	Succeeded by Alexander I

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