Bircenna
| Bircenna | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Epirus | |
| Tenure | c. 292 BC – c. 272 BC |
| Spouse | Pyrrhus of Epirus |
| Greek | Βιρκέννα |
| Father | Bardylis II |
Bircenna (
Ancient Greek: Βιρκέννα; ruled c. 292 – 272 BC) was an Illyrian princess and later an Epirote queen
.
Bircenna was the daughter of
Italian peninsula.[3] Lanassa, one of the wives of Pyrrhus, left him because she claimed that he took better care of his 'barbarian' wives.[4]
See also
- Bardyllis
- Cleitus the Illyrian
- Bardyllis II
References
- ^ The Ancient Library - Bardyllis
- ^ Plut.Before her, Pyrrhus married Antigona, Antigone, a daughter of Autoleon, king of the Paeonians; and Lanassa, the daughter of Agathocles of Syracuse. After Bircenna he married the daughter of Ptolemy Keraunos. 9.
- ^ Plutarch, Parallel Lives: Pyrrhus, §9
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 22.8.2