Pyrrhus o Epirus
Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos (Ancient Greek: Πύρρος, Pyrrhos; 319/318–272 BC) wis a Greek general an statesman o the Hellenistic era.[1][2][3][4] He wis king o the Greek tribe o Molossians,[3][5] o the ryal Aeacid hoose (frae c. 297 BC),[6] an later he acame keeng o Epirus (r. 306–302, 297–272 BC) an Macedon (r. 288–284, 273–272 BC). He wis ane o the strangest opponents o early Roum. Some o his battles, tho successful, cost him hivy losses, frae which the term Pyrrhic victory wis coined. He is the subject o ane o Plutarch's Parallel Lives (Greek: Βίοι Παράλληλοι).
| Pyrrhus o Epirus | |
|---|---|
 Bust o Pyrrhus, Naitional Archaeological Museum o Naples | |
| Keeng o Epirus (first time) | |
| Ring | 306 – 302 BC |
| Predecessor | Alcetas II |
| Successor | Neoptolemus II |
| Keeng o Epirus (seicont time) | |
| Ring | 297 – 272 BC |
| Predecessor | Neoptolemus II |
| Successor | Alexander II |
| Keeng o Macedon wi Lysimachus (first time) | |
| Reing | 288 – 285 BC |
| Predecessor | Demetrius I Poliorcetes |
| Successor | Antigonus II Gonatas |
| Keeng o Macedon (seicont time) | |
| Ring | 274 – 272 BC |
| Predecessor | Antigonus II Gonatas |
| Successor | Antigonus II Gonatas |
| Born | 319/318 BC Epirus |
| Dee'd | 272 BC (aged 47/46) Argos, Peloponnese, Greece |
| Hoose | Aeacidae |
| Faither | Aeacides o Epirus |
| Mither | Phthia |
References
eedit- ↑ Hackens 1992, p. 239; Grant 2010, p. 17; Anglin & Hamblin 1993, p. 121; Richard 2003, p. 139; Sekunda, Northwood & Hook 1995, p. 6; Daly 2003, p. 4; Greene 2008, p. 98; Kishlansky, Geary & O'Brien 2005, p. 113; Saylor 2007, p. 332.
- ↑ Plutarch. Parallel Lives, "Pyrrhus Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine".
- ↑ a b Encyclopædia Britannica ("Epirus") 2013.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica ("Pyrrhus") 2013.
- ↑ Borza 1992, p. 62.
- ↑ Jones 1999, p. 45; Chamoux 2003, p. 62; American Numismatic Society 1960, p. 196.