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When Pyrrhus invaded Apulia (279 BC), the two armies met in the Battle of Asculum, where Pyrrhus won a costly victory. [34] The consul Publius Decius Mus was the Roman commander, and while his able force was ultimately defeated, they almost managed to break the back of Pyrrhus' Epirot army, guaranteeing the security of Rome itself.
Pyrrhus II (Greek: Πύρρος) was the son of Olympias II and Alexander II of Epirus. He was a brother of Ptolemy and Phthia of Macedon. He ruled as king of Epirus from 255 BC to 237 BC. He had two daughters: Deidamia II who was the last ruler of the Aeacid Dynasty and Nereis who married Gelon of Syracuse. Tribes of Epirus in antiquity
Huo Qubing was an illegitimate son from the love affair between Wei Shaoer (衛少兒), the daughter of a lowly maid from the household of Princess Pingyang (Emperor Wu's older sister), and Huo Zhongru (霍仲孺), a low-ranking civil servant employed there at the time. [3]
Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC), king of Epirus, after whom the term Pyrrhic victory was named; Pyrrhus II of Epirus (fl. late 3rd century BC), brother of Ptolemy of Epirus; Pyrrhus of Athens (fl. 5th century BC), Athenian sculptor; Pyrrho of Elis (360–270 BC), Greek philosopher, founder of Pyrrhonism
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Pantauchus challenged king Pyrrhus himself and soon enough a hard duel began between them. Initially, they used their spears but after a while they engaged in hand to hand combat with swords. The two men were skillful fighters and Pantauchus struck the Epirote king once but Pyrrhus wounded his opponent in the thigh and along the neck.
Pyrrhus III, king of Epirus in 234 BC, [1] was a son of Ptolemy and a grandson of Alexander II. He ascended to the throne in 234 BC. He ascended to the throne in 234 BC. Pyrrhus III was assassinated, and he was then succeeded by his cousin Laodamia , or Deidamia (daughter of Pyrrhus II ) who was the last of the Pyrrhus line.
Actors De'Garryan Andrews and Dee Selmore take notes from the play's director, Herb Donaldson. "Hour of the Wolf" runs at Palaver Tree Theater Sept. 19-21, 2024.