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Pyrrhus
king of Epirus from 307 to 302 and 297 to 272 BC
Livius Andronicus
3rd-century BC Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet
Arsinoe III of Egypt
queen of Egypt from 220 BC to 204 BC
Attalus I
King of Pergamon, reigned 241–197 BC
Berenice II
queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and queen of Ptolemaic Egypt (246–221 BC)
Arsinoe I
Egyptian queen consort
Philopoemen
thumb|right|213px|Philopoemen, hurt by David d'Angers, 1837, [[Louvre]] thumb|213px|Relevant geographical locations, during Philopoemen's life.
Aristophanes of Byzantium
third-century BC Greek literary scholar and grammarian in Alexandria
Eumenes I
king of Pergamum
Sostratus of Cnidus
ancient Greek architect
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Basileus of Bithynia from 278 to c. 255 BC
Aratus of Sicyon
Greek statesman, general and Achaean League strategos (271-213 BC)
Dinarchus
Dinarchus or Dinarch (; Corinth, c. 361 – c. 291 BC) was a logographer (speechwriter) in Ancient Greece. He was the last of the ten Attic orators included in the "Alexandrian Canon" compiled by Aristophanes of Byzantium and Aristarchus of Samothrace in the third century BC.
Lysandra
Lysandra (Greek: Λυσάνδρα, meaning "Liberator, Emancipator"; lived 281 BC) was a Queen of Macedonia, daughter of Ptolemy I Soter to Eurydice or Berenice.
Demetrius of Pharos
ancient chieftain of the Illyrians, 3rd c. BCE
Demetrius the Fair
King of Cyrene
Laodice IV
head Priestess of the Seleucid Empire
Alexandros II of Epirus
king of Epirus from 272 BC to 255 BC
Laodice II
3rd-century BC Seleucid queen consort
Deidamia II of Epirus
ruler of Epirus: daughter of Pyrrhus II, sister of Nereis and Pyrrhus III
Apama II
3rd century BC consort of Magas of Cyrene
Ziaelas of Bithynia
King of Bithynia
Cineas
thumb|Painting by Cesare Maccari, depicting Cineas (blue clothing) during his meeting with the [[Roman Senate ]]
Metrocles
Metrocles (; fl. c. 325 BC) was a Cynic philosopher from Maroneia. He studied in Aristotle’s Lyceum under Theophrastus, and eventually became a follower of Crates of Thebes, who married Metrocles’ sister Hipparchia. Very little survives of his writings, but he is important as one of the first Cynics to adopt the practice of writing moral anecdotes (chreiai) about Diogenes and other Cynics.
Stratonice of Macedon
Olympias II of Epirus
ancient Greek queen regnant
Pyrrhus II of Epirus
Ruler of Ancient Epirus
Ptolemy of Epirus
ruler of Ancient Epirus
Homeros of Byzantion
Hellenistic grammarian and tragic poet of the 3rd century BCE
Agathocles of Egypt
Ptolemaic minister
Antigone
wife of Pyrrhus I, king of Epire
Magas of Egypt
son of Ptolemy III and Berenice
Phthia of Macedon
Epirote princess, wife of Demetrius II
Anaxandra
Anaxandra (; fl. 220s BC) was an ancient Greek female artist and painter from Greece. She was the daughter and student of Nealkes, a painter of mythological and genre scenes. She painted She is mentioned by Clement of Alexandria, the 2nd century Christian theologian, in a section of his Stromateis (Miscellanies) entitled "Women as Well as Men Capable of Perfection". Clement cites a lost work of the Hellenistic scholar Didymus Chalcenterus (1st century BC) as his source.
Abantidas
Abantidas (in Greek Ἀβαντίδας) (died 252 BC), the son of Paseas, became tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon in 264 BC after murdering Cleinias, the father of Aratus. After the assassination, Abantidas had the remaining friends and relations of Cleinias banished or put to death.
Demochares
Demochares (; 322), nephew of Demosthenes, Athenian orator and statesman, was one of the few distinguished Athenians in the period of decline.
Asclepiades of Phlius
ancient Greek philosopher
Sosibius
thumb|Gold Ancient drachma|octadrachm of [[Ptolemy IV Philopator (British Museum).]] Sosibius (; floruit 221-204 BC) was the chief minister of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–204 BC), king of Egypt. Nothing is known of his origin or parentage, though he may have been a son of Sosibius of Tarentum; nor is there any account of how he rose to power. He is first attested immediately after the accession of Ptolemy IV in 221 BC, exercising great influence over the 22-year old king alongside Agathocles, the brother of Ptolemy IV's mistress Agathoclea. He remained a major force throughout the reign and hel
Etazeta of Bithynia
queen of Bithynia
Epigonus of Pergamum
Epigonus () of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. ==Biography== Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this influential Pergamene school, attributes to him works among the sculptures on the victory monument erected by Attalus I in the sanctuary of Athena at Pergamum to commemorate his victory over the Gauls of Galatia (223 BCE). Among works there by other sculptors, Pliny attributes to Epigonos a masterful Trumpeter and "his infant pitiably engaged in caressing its murdered mother"
Agathoclea
mistress of Ptolemy IV of Egypt
Timosthenes
Timosthenes of Rhodes (Greek: ) (fl. 270 BCE) was a Greek navigator, geographer and admiral in Ptolemaic navy. He is credited with inventing the system of twelve winds that became known as the Greek 12-wind rose.
Medius of Larissa
Thessalian military commander (usually employed as fleet commander)
Ptolemy
son of Pyrrus I and prince of Epirus
Stratonice of Cappadocia
Syrian Greek Princess of the Seleucid Empire
Aristomenes of Alyzia
regent and chief minister of Egypt
Laodice
ancient Greek princess and queen
Andromachus
3rd-century BC Seleucid nobleman
Machon
Machon (Ancient Greek: Μάχων, fl. 3rd century BC) was a playwright of the New Comedy.
Telecles
Telecles (), of Phocis or Phocaea, was the pupil and successor of Lacydes, and was joint leader (scholarch) of the Academy at Athens together with Evander.
Scopas of Aetolia
general of the Aetolian League
Nicocles of Sicyon
Greek tyrant of Sicyon (ruled 251 BC)
Zeno of Caunus
ancient Greek public official and scribe
Aristomachus of Argos
ancient Greek general
Philinus of Cos
athlete at Olympia
Chamaeleon
Greek Peripatetic philosopher (c.350–c.275 BC)
Pyrrhus III
king of Epirus
Achaeus
son of Seleucus I Nicator
Lydiadas of Megalopolis
tyrant of Megalopolis, strategos of the Achaean League
Aristodemus the Good
3rd-century BC tyrant of Megalopolis