Pyrrhus of Epirus. Artist: A Lorenzini

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Pyrrhus of Epirus. Pyrrhus (318-272 BC), was King of the Molossians (c297 BC), Epirus (306-301, 297-272 BC) and Macedon (288-284, 273-272 BC). He fought against the Romans and is best known for giving rise to the phrase 'pyrrhic victory', which derives from the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC. From the Museum of the Roman Civilization, Rome.

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