[2] He was the son of king Alexander I of Epirus and Cleopatra of Macedonia, his maternal grandparents were Philip II of Macedon and Olympias.
His maternal uncles included Alexander the Great and Philip III of Macedon.
However, Pyrrhus returned five years later in 297 BC with the financial and military support of the Egyptian king Ptolemy I.
After they initially agreed to rule together as co-kings, Neoptolemus was killed at the behest of Pyrrhus.
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