Beroea of Taulantii

Beroea of Taulantii
Young Pyrrhus being presented to king Glaukias and Queen Beroea
SpouseGlaucias of Taulantii
DynastyAeacidae

Beroea (Ancient Greek: Βέροια) was a Molossian princess who became an Illyrian queen as 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][4]

  1. ^ Greenwalt 2011, p. 296.
  2. ^ Heckel 2020, p. 28.
  3. ^ 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."
  4. ^ 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..."

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