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Pyrrhus of Epirus
King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
This article is about the Epirote king.
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Pyrrhus (PIRR-əss; Ancient Greek: ΠύρροςPýrrhos; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period.[2][3][4][5][6] He was king of the Molossians,[5][7] of the royal Aeacid house,[8] and later he became king (Malalas also called him toparch)[9] of Epirus.
He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome, and had been regarded as one of the greatest generals of antiquity.[10] Several of his victorious battles caused him unacceptably heavy losses, from which the phrase "Pyrrhic victory" was coined.
Pyrrhus became king of Epirus in 306 BC at the age of 13, but was dethroned by Cassander four years later. He saw action during the Wars of the Diadochi and regained his throne in 297 BC with the support of Ptolemy I Soter.
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