Neoptolemus I of Epirus

Neoptolemus I of Epirus

Neoptolemus I of Epirus (Greek: Νεοπτόλεμος Α' Ηπείρου) (370–357 BC) was a Greek king of Epirus and son of Alcetas I, and father of Troas, Alexander I of Epirus and Queen Olympias. He was the maternal grandfather of Alexander the Great and great-grandfather of Pyrrhus of Epirus. He claimed he was a descendant of hero Achilles and King Lycomedes, while Emperor Caracalla claimed that he was a descendant of Neoptolemus I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neoptolemus I of Epirus has received more than 145,899 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Neoptolemus I of Epirus is the 8,157th most popular politician (up from 8,186th in 2019).