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{{short description|Fourth4th Centurycentury BC king of Epirus, father of Pyrrhus}}
 
{{Infobox royalty
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| mother = Troas (daughter of [[Neoptolemus I of Epirus]])
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:''Aeacides may also refer to [[Peleus]], son of [[Aeacus]], or [[Achilles]], grandson of Aeacus.''
[[File:Map of ancient Epirus and environs (English).svg|right|thumb|250px|Epirus in Antiquity.]]
 
'''Aeacides''' ({{lang-langx|grc|Αἰακίδης}}; died 313 BC), kingKing of [[Epirus (ancient state)|Epirus]] (331–316, 313), was a son of [[Arybbas of Epirus|kingKing Arybbas]] and grandson of [[Alcetas I of Epirus|kingKing Alcetas I]].
 
== Family ==
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== Reign ==
In 331 BC, on the death of his cousin king [[Alexander I of Epirus|Alexander]], who was slain in [[Italy]], Aeacides succeeded to the throne of [[Epirus]].{{r|livy_8.24}} In 317 BC he assisted [[Polyperchon]] in restoring his cousin [[Olympias]] and the five-year-old king [[Alexander IV of Macedon|Alexander IV]]<ref>the mother and son of [[Alexander the Great]]</ref> to [[Macedon]]ia. The following year he had to march to the assistance of Olympias, who was hard pressed by [[Cassander]]; but the Epirots disliked the military service, rose against Aeacides, and drove him from the kingdom. Pyrrhus, who was then only two years old, was saved by some faithful servants.<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], ''[[Bibliotheca historica|]]''Bibliotheca historica'']] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.36 19.36.3] ''(Ancient Greek)''</ref>. Pyrrhus

In 313 BC, whohaving wasbecome thentired onlyof twothe yearsMacedonian oldrule, wasthe savedpeople byof someEpirus faithfulrecalled servants.Aeacides Becoming(who tireduntil ofthen thehad Macedonianbeen rule,campaigning thewith Epirotshis recalledold Aeacidesally [[Polyperchon]] in 313the BC;[[Peloponnese]]). Cassander immediately sent an army against him under his brother, [[Philip (general)|Philip]], who defeated him in two battles.<ref>[[Diodorus DuringSiculus]], the''[[Bibliotheca lasthistorica]]'' of the two battles Aeacides was killed[https://www.{{r|paus_1perseus.11_diod_19tufts.11_36_74_plut_1edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-2}}grc2:19.74 19.74] ''(Ancient Greek)''</ref>
 
Philip, who was poised to invade [[Aetolia]], marched his army into [[Acarnania]] to prevent [[Aeacides]] from linking up with the [[Aetolians]]. The Epirote army is interceped and a bloody battle is fought, the Macedonians are victorious; killing many [[Epirotes]] and capturing 50 leading supporters of Aeacides, who are sent [[Macedon]] as prisoners. Aeacides, with the remnant of his forces, managed to join the Aetolians. Eventually, Philip caught up with Aeacides and the Aetolians at [[Oeniadae]] and defeated them in battle. Aeacides, who was wounded in the battle, died a few days later.{{r|paus_1.11_diod_19.11_36_74_plut_1-2}}
 
==Notes and Referencesreferences==
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<ref name=livy_8.24>[[Livy]], ''History of Rome'', [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Liv.+8.24 viii. 24]</ref>
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