Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
NameKing Pyrrhus of Epirus 
, 70G Grandfather
, 70G GrandfatherBirth318 BC
Death272 BC
Alias/AKAPyrrhos II of Epirus
FatherKing Aiakides of Epirus (345bc-)
MotherPhthia of Pharsalos (340bc-)
Notes for King Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus
Pyrrhus was a cousin of Alexander the Great, but did not have the same luck on the battlefields. His greatest victory was a "pyrrhic victory" which forever won him a place in Western languages and thinking. He was a hostage of Ptolemy I, who helped him return as king of Epirus. Ever an adventuring opportunist, he fought campaigns for Greece in Italy and Sicily against Rome and Carthage.
Pyrrhus was a cousin of Alexander the Great, but did not have the same luck on the battlefields. His greatest victory was a "pyrrhic victory" which forever won him a place in Western languages and thinking. He was a hostage of Ptolemy I, who helped him return as king of Epirus. Ever an adventuring opportunist, he fought campaigns for Greece in Italy and Sicily against Rome and Carthage.