Troy series: Characters city. Agamemnon pursues Helikaon to Thera, believing him to have smuggled the treasure out of Troy. Once there, he is caught up in its eruption and is killed. Priam is the king of Troy. He was traditionally killed by Achilles' vengeful son. In Gemmell's series, he is ruthless, heartless, cunning and crafty. Priam is ageing. He once had many sons, but by the start of the trilogy they have been whittled down to six. He is known to have had at least five killed himself. He cares for none of these sons except Hektor. He humiliates them all, constantly comparing
Neoptolemus II of Epirus I. After initially agreeing to rule with each other as co-kings, Neoptolemus was killed at the behest of Pyrrhus. Neoptolemus II of Epirus Neoptolemus II (died 297 BC) was king of Epirus from 302 BC until his death in 297 BC. 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. His maternal aunts included Thessalonike and Cynane. Neoptolemus came to the throne after the overthrow of his cousin Pyrrhus in 302 BC. However