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Glaucias, King of Illyria, gave sanctuary to Pyrrhus, the baby son of the King of Epirus. Although the enemies of Pyrrhus' father offered Glaucias 200 talents for the boy, Glaucias refused to turn him over, and he allowed Pyrrhus to grow up in the palace as part of the royal family.
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Pyrrhus (319/318-272): king of Epirus (306-302 and 297-272) and Macedonia (288-284 and 273-272), well-known for his war against the Romans. ... 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...
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; PYRRHUS; 318 - 272 BC; Greek King of Epirus; Pyrrhus was king of the Hellenistic kingdom of Epirus whose costly military successes against Macedonia and Rome gave rise to the phrase' Pyrrhic victory'. ... Pyrrhus crossed to Italy with 25,000 men and 20 elephants. He won a complete, but costly, victory over a Roman army...
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Pyrrhus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos or Pyrros may refer to the following figures from Greek history and mythology: • Pyrrhus or Neoptolemus, son of Achilles • Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC), famous king, to whom ...
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Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Pyrrhic victory (pronounced /ˈpɪrɪk/ ) is a victory with devastating cost to the victor. The phrase is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in def...
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Pyrrhus by Plutarch, part of the Internet Classics Archive ... Pyrrhus; (legendary, died 272 B.C.E.) ; By Plutarch ; Written 75 A.C.E. Translated by John Dryden ... on the other side Pyrrhus, professing not to yield to any king in valour and glory, and esteeming the fame of Achilles more truly to belong to him for his...
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