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What Was Pyrrhus Known for? Pyrrhus, (Born 319 Bce—Died 272, Argos, Argolis), King of Hellenistic Epirus Whose Costly Military Successes Against Macedonia and...
What was Pyrrhus known for?
Pyrrhus, (born 319 bce—died 272, Argos, Argolis), king of Hellenistic Epirus whose costly military successes against Macedonia and Rome gave rise to the phrase “Pyrrhic victory.” His Memoirs and books on the art of war were quoted and praised by many ancient authors, including Cicero.
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Was Pyrrhus Greek or Illyrian?
Pyrrhus was born in 319/318 as the son of Aeacides and a Greek lady from Thessaly named Phthia, the daughter of a hero in the War of Greek liberation against the Macedonians (the “Lamian war”). The young boy grew up at the Taulantian court and was twelve when Glaucias made him king (306).
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