With the help of his foster-parent Glaukias, 12-year-old Pyrrhus returned to Epirus to claim the throne. Pyrrhus was born into the royal house of Epirus, northwest Greece, but his mother was forced to flee into exile to protect his life when he was a mere infant. Also, by moving first, the consul moved the theatre of war far away from Rome, into enemy territory.

† Conditions apply. Then, the Epirot continued his sail to Catana/Katane (Catania). According to Dion Cassius: “Pyrrhus raised the signal for the elephants. Pyrrhus had a chivalrous conduct that is reflected in his fightings. The Carthaginians must have missed the memo.

1769. In 282, the Tarentines with their fleets helped Pyrrhus regain the island of Corcyra as part of the continuing discussions on an alliance. About 300 hundred wagons were exclusively deployed by them on the wings. Although he had a turbulent accession to the throne, he soon forged a powerful empire stretching from Epidamnus (the modern-day city of Durrës in Albania) in the north, to Ambracia (the modern-day city of Arta in Greece) in the south. Simultaneously. . Pyrrhus argued that his armies should leave to the enemy an open way into retreat, so that the enemy actually felt tempted in retreating and thus saving both sides from further losses. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2011. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12, 13, 43 Bloodthirsty Facts About Hannibal Barca, Rome’s Greatest Enemy, Grandiose Facts About Marie Antoinette, The Doomed Queen, These Mega Embarrassing Moments Still Made Us Burst Out Laughing, Entrancing Facts About Madame de Pompadour, France’s Uncrowned Queen, Plot Twist: These Surprise Endings Made Our Jaws Hit The Floor, Bone-Chilling Moments We'll Never Be Able To Explain, Overheard Once, Forgotten Never: These Hurtful Comments Are Completely Brutal, These Stories Of Unforgettable Close Calls Made Our Jaws Drop. He then added to this force the other troops he had stationed at Tarentum along with Tarentine reinforcements. Spouse/Ex-: Antigone of Epirus (m. 300 BC–295 BC), Bircenna (m. 292 BC–272 BC), Lanassa (m. 295 BC–291 BC), children: Alexander II of Epirus, Helenus, Olympias II of Epirus, Ptolemy, See the events in life of Pyrrhus Of Epirus in Chronological Order. Plutarch provides the most information we have on Pyrrhus and his deeds but the source should be treated with reserves. Pyrrhus moved cautiously not to drive his rival out. Pyrrhus tried to maintain his Macedonian possession by diminishing the influence of Demetrius in this region.

On the northern front, Demetrius defeated Lysimachus and hastily moved back into the lower Macedon to repel Pyrrhus. In 279 BC, he attacked Apulia, eventually defeating the Romans in another costly battle at Asculum.

A Mamertime troop shouted for Pyrrhus to come out of hiding and prove he wasn’t killed. The Epirot retreated first to Edessa.

Pyrrhus of Epirus. I downloaded the kindle app to my iPad mini and gave it a spin when I purchased the kindle version of this book. As these legions pushed forward by routing some of Pyrrhus less skilled soldiers, the Epirot king squeezed them by blocking their advancement himself with his two thousand units of Companions (called royal agema) while still pressing from the superior flanks. In Peloponnesus, Cleonymus had proposed Pyrrhus an alliance against Sparta and its king Areus I (ruled 309-265 B.C.E.) Yet, they also entered into peace negotiations with Pyrrhus asking him to spare their only remaining stronghold in Sicily and offered him a large sum of money in return. Despite the storm at sea, most of Pyrrhus’ forces landed safely into Messapia. According to Justin, Antiochus provided Pyrrhus with financial aid, while Antigonus Gotanas loaned him 30 ships for sea transport. For the campaigning season of 275, the Romans prepared two consular armies to face Pyrrhus, one under Manius Curius Dentatus and the other under Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus. Pyrrhus himself would suffer from the elephants of the enemy that forced him and his unit into retreat. There he married Ptolemy’s stepdaughter, upon which Ptolemy restored him the Kingdom of Epirus, then ruled by Neoptolemus II.

Pyrrhus believed that a king should focus most on military matters and delegate other duties to others. Casander had passed away in 297 followed two months by his oldest son and successor, Philip IV (ruled 297 B.C.E.). It could also serve as a base for a military expedition across the Ionian Sea. Apart from Lysimachus’ superior force, another fact that influenced Pyrrhus’ resolution was that Lysimachus, unlike him, was of Macedonian descent and had with him Antipater, the remaining legitimate ruler of Macedon.

Yet, the movement south of Pyrrhus seems strategically problematic. When Pyrrhus arrived at Epirus, the inhabitants welcomed him; a natural behavior as their former leader had now returned at the head of a significant army. The fighting was heavy, and according to the sources Pantauchus and Pyrrhus sought out one another. Cineas also wrote an epitome of the tactical treatise of Aeneas Tacticus of Stymphalus and a sort of history presumably dealing with Pyrrhus, Epirus, and Thessaly. Back east, cities would commonly and banally open their gates to any powerful approaching army. Unable to add item to Wish List. No Kindle device required. In 298 B.C.E., Demetrius and Macedonian king of Egypt Ptolemy I Soter (ruled 323-282 B.C.E.) Pyrrhus refused the deal and continued the siege. Antigonus The One-Eyed: Greatest of the Successors, Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great's Empire (Ancient Warfare and Civilization). & He had never even seen the Romans until he met them on the field at Heraclea. Yet, according to Plutarch, Pyrrhus had an authentic vigour and military prowess that naturally matched that of Alexander. Cineas was critical of the battle, and he told Pyrrhus, “the Epirot Eagle is fighting a hydra.”. The Southern Italian tribes who had helped him before refused to join him. I tried to get my ex-wife served with divorce papers. Ships from and sold by Blackwell's U.K. *dispatched from UK*.

Cassander used his absence to incite revolt among the Molossians who replaced Pyrrhus with Neoptolemus II. If Pyrrhus expected to be protected by his brother-in-law, he was dead wrong. Behaving as usual, Pyrrhus invited Neoptolemus at a banquet. Pyrrhus’ fighting days came to an end in 272, during a battle in the city of Argos. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2016, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2015, This book is well-written and researched and it was hard to put it down pyrrhus was a great general and king in his wars after all he was a descendant of Achilles well done to the author. Also, the Epirot could rely on the powerful Thessalian cavalry to support the flanks of his army (and use its unique ability to assault in diamond-shape formation). Up until the crossing in Italy, Plutarch had mentioned only a certain Polysperchon whom Pyrrhus at a drinking-party years ago described as being “a good general”. There was the campaign in Sicily, but h. e had also been offered the throne of Macedon in return for fending off the invading Gauls. In the same year, he lifted the Carthaginian siege of Syracuse and was proclaimed King of Sicily. At first, Pyrrhus came with his elephants at his wings, as in Heraclea, but when noticing the wagons targeted at them he changed his deployment. Pyrrhus of Epirus - Biography.

The Roman army had also arrived at the site where they had to position on the opposite side of the river.

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