Epirus (ancient state)
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Epirus was an ancient Greek kingdom, and later republic, located in the geographical region of Epirus, in parts of north-western Greece and southern Albania. Home to the ancient Epirotes, the state wa
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Coin of the Epirote League, depicting Zeus (left) and a lightning bolt with the word ΑΠΕΙΡΩΤΑΝ 'of the Epirotes' (right)
Pyrrhic War
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The Pyrrhic War was a conflict fought by Pyrrhus of Epirus and his allies against the Roman Republic, supported by its allies, and Carthage. Fought mainly in Magna Graecia and Sicily, Pyrrhus first in
Epirus (ancient state)
…Hellenistic world (during 297–272 BC) that was comparable to the likes of Macedon and Rome. Pyrrhus' armies also confronted Rome during their unsuccessful campaign in what is now modern-day Italy. The Greek toponym Epirus (Greek: Ήπειρος), meaning "mainland" or "continent", first appears in the work of Hecataeus…
Coin of Pyrrhus minted at Syracuse in 278 BC. The obverse depicts a veiled head of Phtia with oak wreath. The reverse depicts a thunderbolt and the inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ ("of King Pyrrhus"). The claim of kingship did not necessarily imply rule over Sicily itself.
Pyrrhus, depicted on a bust found in the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum