Pyrrhus of Epirus
c. 319–272 BCE
Greek king whose costly victories over Rome gave us the phrase Pyrrhic victory.
- Known as
- King
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- c. 319 BCE, Epirus
- Died
- 272 BCE, Argos
Alive at the same time as Pyrrhus of Epirus
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Portrait: Unknown, CC BY 3.0.
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