In this process, each intermediary increased the price to cover their Travel was dangerous, and robberies were frequent. The Macedonian kings at Aegae– an unforgivable crime!Īnd the eastern Mediterranean was nearly 6,500 kilometers Integrating a panorama ‘carved in relief.’ The king was buried in his capital Ambracia (a colony of Corinthin Epirus).īut the Macedonians resented him because he let his Gauls plunder the tombs of In the 2nd century AD, Pausanias witnessed a memorial to King Pyrrhusat Argos, He was not meant to die such an inglorious death. He had been schooled by Demetrios Poliorketes, who had walked He had fought in so many battles, always leading his men. This was not the death a man like Pyrrhuswould have planned. Where caught in a narrow street, he was killed by a woman who threw a tile from The next campaign took Pyrrhusto Argosin the Peloponnesus, The Carthaginians defeated Pyrrhus in 275 BC on hisĪt the end of that same year, Pyrrhussailed back to Epirus, which, in his mind, offered The people of Syracuse then decided not to continue the war. Įither because of the renewed threat from Carthage , Museum proudly exhibits coins of King Pyrrhus. The Medagliere, the strongbox room at Syracuse ’s He was victorious at Heraclea (modern Policoro southwest of Metaponto) in 280 BCĪnd a year later at Ausculum (modern Ascoli Satriano southĪt this point, Pyrrhusdecided to stay in Italy,Ĭarthaginians’ siege in 278 BC and, in return, was proclaimed King of Sicily. Pyrrhusled his army across the Adriatic Sea, His opportunity arose when Taras(modern Taranto )Ĭalled for his help to repel an imminent Roman attack. Surrendered Thessaly to him to make peace.Įmpire now included half of Macedonia, larger Epirus,Īnd Thessaly. Pyrrhussoon defeated Antigonus Gonatas, Demetrios’ son, who Once more, Demetriosand Pyrrhusmade peace, which was again short-lived.
Only for a while, though, since Lysimachos still had his mind set on all of Macedonia The next bride was the daughter of King Audoleon of theĭaughter of the Illyrian King Bardylis II.īy 288 BC, Pyrrhusturned against Demetrios and succeeded in getting the Macedonian army on his side. Three diplomatic marriages to live peacefully with his neighbors. He started expanding his kingdom by annexing Illyria. He made his way in Egypt and eventually married one of Ptolemy ’s daughters,įour years later, in 297 BC, with Ptolemy ’s support, Pyrrhusreturned to Epirus andīegan taking control of his own life. Situation, not unlike what Philip II had done at the court of Thebes. It was not the worst place to grow up, and Pyrrhusmost certainly took advantage of the He joined the court of Demetrios I (Poliorketes)as an exile, and inģ01 BC, aged 18, he fought at the Battle of Ipsus.Īs a pawn in the War of the Diadochi, Demetrios, to befriend Ptolemy gave him Pyrrhusas a hostage. In c.319 BC – not the right time to be the heir to the Molossian throne ofĬaught up in the fiery dispute between the sons of Cassanderand Thessalonicaand reigning briefly as a minor
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