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Pyrrhus was one of the most tireless and famous warriors of the Hellenistic Age that followed the dispersal of Alexander the Great's brief empire.
After inheriting the throne as a boy, and a period of exile, he began a career of alliances and expansion, in particular against the region's rising power: Rome. Gathering both Greek and Italian allies into a very large army (which included war-elephants), he crossed to Italy in 280 BC, but lost most of his force in a series of costly victories at Heraclea and Asculum, as well as a storm at sea. After a campaign in Sicily against the Carthaginians, he was defeated by the Romans at Beneventum and was forced to withdraw. Undeterred, he fought wars in Macedonia and Greece, the last of which cost him his life.
Fully illustrated with detailed colour plates, this is the story of one of the most renowned warrior-kings of the post-Alexandrian age, whose costly encounters with Republican Rome have become a byword for victory won at unsustainable cost.
Pyrrhus was one of the most tireless and famous warriors of the Hellenistic Age that followed the dispersal of Alexander the Great's brief empire.
After inheriting the throne as a boy, and a period of exile, he began a career of alliances and expansion, in particular against the region's rising power: Rome. Gathering both Greek and Italian allies into a very large army (which included war-elephants), he crossed to Italy in 280 BC, but lost most of his force in a series of costly victories at Heraclea and Asculum, as well as a storm at sea. After a campaign in Sicily against the Carthaginians, he was defeated by the Romans at Beneventum and was forced to withdraw. Undeterred, he fought wars in Macedonia and Greece, the last of which cost him his life.
Fully illustrated with detailed colour plates, this is the story of one of the most renowned warrior-kings of the post-Alexandrian age, whose costly encounters with Republican Rome have become a byword for victory won at unsustainable cost.
Introduction: the peoples of Epirus, and their confederation before the accession of Pyrrhus as King of the Molossians
Chronology of the reign of Pyrrhus, 307-272 BC
The appearance of Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus as general: his books on the art of war; his councillors
The Army of Pyrrhus: Guard Cavalry, Line Cavalry, Macedonian Phalanx, Epirote Phalanx, Mercenary Phalanx, Elephants, and Slingers
Pyrrhus's Allies: the Tarantines, Lucanians, Bruttians and Samnites
Plate Commentaries
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Jahrhundert: | Altertum |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Men-at-Arms |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472833488 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472833481 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Sekunda, Nicholas |
| Illustrator: | Dennis, Peter |
| Hersteller: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Men-at-Arms |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 246 x 182 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Nicholas Sekunda |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.09.2019 |
| Gewicht: | 0,164 kg |
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