Although they were regarded as "
barbarians" by
Strabo and
Hecataeus of Miletus, the Athamanians affirmed that they were
Greeks and they were also seen as
Greeks by
Plato who stated "the descendants of Athamas are Greek, of course" (Οι έκγονοι του Αθάμαντος, Έλληνες γάρ). In addition, modern scholarship considers the Athamanians to have been a
Greek tribe. They were an independent tribe (except during their subjugation by Pyrrhus of Epirus in 281–272 BC and by the Macedonians in 191 BC), and were occasionally allies of the
Aetolians.
Amynander and
Theodorus of Athamania are reported kings of the Athamanians. ==Timeline==