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Pyrrhus of Epirus
Jeff Champion
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Description for Pyrrhus of Epirus
Paperback. The first biography of Pyrrhus in English for over half a century. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
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. Yet he prospered in troubled times and rose from a refugee to a king. Always an adventurer he was deeply involved in the cut-and-thrust campaigning, coups and subterfuges of the Successor kingdoms. At various times he was king of Epirus (twice), Macedon (twice) and Sicily, as well as overlord of much of southern Italy. In 281 BC he was invited by the southern Italian states to defend them against the ... Read more
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. Yet he prospered in troubled times and rose from a refugee to a king. Always an adventurer he was deeply involved in the cut-and-thrust campaigning, coups and subterfuges of the Successor kingdoms. At various times he was king of Epirus (twice), Macedon (twice) and Sicily, as well as overlord of much of southern Italy. In 281 BC he was invited by the southern Italian states to defend them against the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473886643
SKU
V9781473886643
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-16
About Jeff Champion
JEFF CHAMPION studied Classics and Ancient History at the University of Western Australia, achieving a First Class degree. During his subsequent career as an officer with the Australian Customs Service his interest in the ancient world has never waned and he has written numerous wellreceived articles for Slingshot, the journal of the Society of Ancients. He still lives in his ... Read more
Reviews for Pyrrhus of Epirus
Mr. Champion does a very good job of showing all of the different accounts of his battles and Pyrrhus's history in general. Where there are conflicting accounts, Mr. Champion makes sure the reader is aware of them... Well-written and stuffed full of history of not only the man, but also his time, this book is very easy to recommend.
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