Antiquity · People
Famous ancient Ambraciotes
Pyrrhus, the sculptor Polystratos, the musician Epigonos and the poet Epikrates: people of ancient Ambracia.
- King
- Pyrrhus (318–272 BC)
- Sculptor
- Polystratos, 6th century BC
- Musician
- Epigonos, founded a school at Sicyon
- Poet
- Epikrates, Middle Comedy
According to the Greek Wikipedia, ancient Ambracia is linked with a few known people. The page gives only brief notes on each.
The people
Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC) was a relative of Alexander the Great and king of the Molossians. Polystratos was a sculptor active in Ambracia in the 6th century BC. Epigonos was a musician from Ambracia who founded a music school in Sicyon. Epikrates was a poet of Middle Comedy.