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Pyrrhus of Epirus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1074 words) |
 | Pyrrhus was driven out of Macedonia by Lysimachus, his former ally, in 284 BC. |
| Pyrrhus was encouraged to aid the Tarentines by an oracle from Delphi. |
| As a general, Pyrrhus' greatest political weaknesses were the failure to maintain focus and the failure to maintain a strong treasury at home (many of his soldiers were costly mercenaries). |
| The Internet Classics Archive | Pyrrhus by Plutarch (5572 words) |
| Pyrrhus in the air of his face had something more of the terrors than of the augustness of kingly power; he had not a regular set of upper teeth, but in the place of them one continued bone, with small lines marked on it, resembling the divisions of a row of teeth. |
| Pyrrhus, opening the letter, quickly discovered the fraud of Lysimachus; for it had not the accustomed style of salutation, "The father to the son, health," but "King Ptolemy to Pyrrhus, the king, health;" and reproaching Lysimachus, he notwithstanding made a peace, and they all met to confirm it by a solemn oath upon sacrifice. |
| Pyrrhus, admiring the wisdom and gravity of the man, was the more transported with desire of making friendship instead of war with the city, and entreated him, personally, after the peace should be concluded, to accept of living with him as the chief of his ministers and generals. |
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