Pyrrhus, when a child, brought to Glaucias, king of Illyria and his wife Beroea for protection and education. - Nicolas René le Jeune Jollain (1732 – 1804)

Beroea (Ancient Greek: Βέροια) was an Illyrian queen of Molossian descent, and wife of Glaukias, king of the Taulantii. She came from the ruling Molossian Aeacidae dynasty of Epirus. She raised Pyrrhus of Epirus when he was adopted by Glaukias.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Greenwalt 2011, p. 296.
  2. ↑ Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (of 4) by Plutarch, edited by George Long, Aubrey Stewart, 2007, p.120, "Having thus escaped from their pursuers they proceeded to Glaukias, the king of the Illyrians...gave Pyrrhus in charge of his wife."
  3. ↑ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, ISBN 0-631-19807-5, page 124"...offered asylum to the infant Pyrrhus after the expulsion of his father ...wife Beroea, who was herself a Molossian princess..."

Bibliography

  • Greenwalt, William S. (2011). "Macedonia, Illyria and Epirus". In Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (eds.). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 279–305. ISBN 978-1-4443-5163-7.
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