The Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus - Osprey Publishing.
Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos was a Greek general of the Hellenistic era. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house (from ca. 297 BC), and later he became King of Epirus (306-302, 297-272 BC) and Macedon (288-284, 273-272 BC). He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome. Some of his battles.
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The Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus I doubt if most people today who use the saying a 'Pyrrhic victory', have much idea about the 3rd Century King of Epirus whose victories over the Romans formed the basis of the phrase. Nicholas Sekunda has corrected that with an excellent introduction to one of the greatest generals of the ancient period for the Osprey Men At Arms series. The ancient Kingdom of.
Pyrrhus King of Epirus, by Petros Garoufalias. First major work on King Pyrrhus in the English Language; 1st English Edition, published 1979 by Stacey International, London.Very good condition, with a fine dust jacket, not price clipped. No inscriptions.
He reclaimed Epirus in the early 290s and persevered until he became King of Macedon in 288 in a joint monarchy with a man named Lysimachus. However Lysimachus was cruel and ruthless and had forced Pyrrhus out of Macedon by 284. Undeterred, Pyrrhus got involved with the Romans, intervening on the side of Tarentum, an Italian Greek city state they were fighting. It was in this conflict, which.
The context of the study was to explore the nature of leadership in the early-middle Hellenistic era with a specific view on the rule of King Pyrrhus of Epirus and how he fitted in to aspect of political and military leadership during that era. My.
This delightful and persuasive essay is for adult readers. 13 02 Katherine Rundell is the bestselling author of five children's novels, for which she has won the Costa Children's Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize amongst many others. She spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a.