Pyrrhus of Epirus
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King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
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Pyrrhus (Greek: Πύρρος, Pyrrhos; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house, and later he became king (Malalas also called him toparch) of Epirus. He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome, and regarded as one of the greatest generals of antiquity. Several of his victorious battles caused him unacceptably heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.
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Pirro I Epirit 8 October 318 Epirus, Illyria (Albania)
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| Died |
5 March 272 (aged -47) Argos, Peloponnese, Greece
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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