61 Facts About Pyrrhic War

Pyrrhic War was largely fought between the Roman Republic and Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, who had been asked by the people of the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy to help them in their war against the Romans.

Pyrrhic War was the first time that Rome confronted the professional mercenary armies of the Hellenistic states of the eastern Mediterranean.

Pyrrhic War persuaded them to attack the ships: four were sunk and one was captured "with all on board".

Pyrrhic War wanted to set anchor off Tarentum, the reason of which was not specified either.

Pyrrhic War was to offer terms first and, if the Tarentines disagreed, he was to wage war.

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Pyrrhic War was listened to for a while, but then he was thrown out of the theatre where the assembly of the people had convened.

Pyrrhic War was a man from Thessaly with a reputation for great wisdom who had been a pupil of Demosthenes the orator.

Pyrrhic War tried to dissuade Pyrrhus and urged him to be satisfied with the possessions he already had, but Pyrrhus did not listen to him.

Pyrrhic War sent a few of them ahead with Cineas who was given some troops.

Pyrrhic War arrived soon after the election of Agis and his arrival encouraged the Tarentines, who stopped their attempts at reconciliation with the Romans.

Pyrrhic War took the acropolis to serve as headquarters for Pyrrhus and took over the guarding of the wall.

Pyrrhic War lost many men and the rest was scattered by the sea.

Pyrrhic War closed all the gymnasia, banned festivals, banquets, revelry and drinking.

Pyrrhic War closed the theatre in case the people gathered there for a revolt.

Pyrrhic War feared that the people, feeling oppressed, might defect to the Romans.

Pyrrhic War ordered that the citizens undergo severe military exercise or face a penalty and put the men of military age into military service alongside his soldiers, dividing them into two companies.

Pyrrhic War got a man to announce that part of Pyrrhus' fleet was anchored nearby.

Pyrrhic War seized a strong strategic point in Lucania to hinder those who wanted to aid Pyrrhus.

Pyrrhic War called on the Romans to offer sureties with respect to any charges against them and abide by his decisions.

Pyrrhic War invited Pyrrhus to put his issues before the Senate.

Pyrrhic War then went to see the Roman camp further along the River Siris.

Pyrrhic War decided to delay to wait for his allies and, hoping that the supplies of the Romans, who were in hostile territory, would fail, placed guards by the river.

Pyrrhic War did not openly display anger towards them nor did he entirely conceal his suspicions; he rebuked them somewhat for their delay, but otherwise received them kindly.

Pyrrhic War was joined belatedly by many of the Lucanians and Samnites.

Pyrrhic War sent a guard for them as far as the border and then went to meet them.

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Pyrrhic War escorted them into the city and entertained and honoured them, hoping for a truce.

Pyrrhic War went to the senate after he had won over many of them.

Pyrrhic War placed the embassy led by Gaius Fabricius after Cineas' trip to Rome and wrote that Pyrrhus sought friendly terms because he was concerned about the Romans still being belligerent after their defeat and he considered the capture of Rome to be beyond the size of his force.

Pyrrhic War said that Pyrrhus was not to be trusted and that a truce was not advantageous to the state.

Pyrrhic War called for Cineas to be dismissed from the city immediately and for Pyrrhus to be told to withdraw to his country and to make his proposals from there.

Pyrrhic War noted that some of the sources of his information reported that Cineas, who was still in Rome, saw the Roman people hastening to enroll and told Pyrrhus that he was fighting against a hydra .

Pyrrhic War reached Anagnia and decided to postpone the battle because he was heavily laden with the booty.

Pyrrhic War went to Campania and sent his army to winter camps.

Pyrrhic War sent a man to tell Publius Decius that he would not succeed in his intent and after being taken alive he would die miserably.

Pyrrhic War sent Cineas to hold talks with the Greek cities in Sicily while he garrisoned Tarentum.

Pyrrhic War sent Cineas to Rome to negotiate a peace once more.

Pyrrhic War took over thirty cities ruled by Sosistratus and brought over the siege engines and the missiles of Syracuse.

Pyrrhic War besieged Eryx, which had strong natural defensive features and a large Carthaginian garrison.

Pyrrhic War left a garrison there and attacked Iaetia, which was a powerful city in a good strategic position to attack Panormus, which had the best harbour in Sicily.

Pyrrhic War defeated the Mamertines in battle and destroyed many of their strongholds.

Pyrrhic War stopped dealing with the Greek cities fairly and treated them in a despotic manner, using compulsion and imposing fines.

Pyrrhic War became a tyrant known for "ingratitude and faithlessness".

Pyrrhic War seized the estates of Agathocles of Syracuse from the relatives and friends who had inherited them and gave them to his friends.

Pyrrhic War gave the chief offices in the cities to his military men.

Pyrrhic War conducted some trials and some administrative tasks himself and assigned others to members of his court, who were interested only in personal gain and luxury.

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Pyrrhic War established garrisons with the excuse that they were for protection against the Carthaginians.

Pyrrhic War arrested the cities' most prominent men and had them executed on false treason charges, one of whom was Thoenon.

Pyrrhic War wrote that the ships of Pyrrhus, who wanted to sail straight to Tarentum, met an unfavourable wind which lasted the whole night.

Pyrrhic War wrote that Pyrrhus had been a burden to the Greek cities because of the lodging and supplying of his troops, the garrisons he established, and the tribute he imposed.

Pyrrhic War managed to escape and took vengeance on the city of Locris, whose inhabitants had killed the commander of his garrison there.

Pyrrhic War did much killing and plundering and grabbed the treasure of Persephone.

Pyrrhic War set sail again and got caught in a storm, which sunk some of his ships.

Pyrrhic War executed those who advised him to rob the temple, had taken part in it or assented to it.

Pyrrhic War wrote that during the three years Pyrrhus spent campaigning in Sicily the Samnites suffered many defeats at the hands of the Romans and lost a substantial part of their territory.

Pyrrhic War routed some of the enemy lines, but an elephant charge drove him back to his camp.

Pyrrhic War deposed its king, Antigonus II, and briefly ruled Macedon and Thessaly.

Pyrrhic War besieged Sparta and aimed to gain control of the Peloponnese by taking this city.

Pyrrhic War was then called to intervene in a dispute in Argos, but was killed in a street battle there.

Pyrrhic War sent grain to the Roman troops which were besieging the city, thereby helping them to seize it.

Pyrrhic War was Rome's first confrontation with the professional armies and mercenaries of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean.

Pyrrhic War sent envoys to Rome and gave generous gifts to Roman envoys who went to Alexandria.