In 330 BCE, the tribes of Epirus were united into a single kingdom under the Aeacid ruler Alcetas II of the Molossians, and in 232 BCE the "Epirotic League" () was established, with Phoenice as one of its centers. After 232 BCE, Epirote power declined, but Epirus remained important through its alliance with Macedonia. In the Third Macedonian War, Macedonia and Epirus were defeated by the Roman legions of Aemilius Paulus in 167 BCE, leading to the large-scale destruction of Epirus.