Sirras

Sirras or Sirrhas (; d. 390 BC) was the son-in-law of the king of Lynkestis, Arrhabaeus ( 423–393 BC), having married his daughter Irra. He participated in an Illyrian-Lynkestian coalition's defeat of the attempted invasion of Lynkestis by the Macedonian king Archelaus. He may have been a Lynkestian prince-regent or an Illyrian chieftain, part of the Illyrian force in a previous and also successful Illyrian-Lynkestian coalition against Sparta and Macedon during the Peloponnesian War.

Key facts

Royalty.name: Sirras
Royalty.reign: c. 423–393 BC
Royalty.native_lang1: Ancient Greek
Royalty.native_lang1_name1: Σίρρας
Royalty.queen: Irra of Lyncestis
Royalty.death_date: After 390

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Child: Derdas
Father: Derdas
Occupation: regent
Position held: regent
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek

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date of birth: 0500-01-01
date of death: 0400-01-01
time period: Hellenistic period

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Name
Biography
Origin
Participation in the Peloponnesian War
War against Archelaus I of Macedon
Family
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Sirras' daughter Eurydice married Amyntas III, king of Macedon; the youngest of their sons was Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.

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