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    decided to help restore Pyrrhus to his kingdom. He provided Pyrrhus with men and funds and sent him back to Epirus. Pyrrhus returned to Epirus at the...
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  • Look up Pyrrhus or Πύῤῥος in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pyrrhus, Pyrrhos or Pyrros (Πύρρος) may refer to: Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC), king of...
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    Syracuse to Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus arranges peace between them. Embassies from many Sicilian cities come to Pyrrhus offering their support. Pyrrhus takes control...
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    nov.", pp. 308, 310.) Crotalus pyrrhus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2007. C. m. pyrrhus at California Reptiles and Amphibians...
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    John Dryden) Pyrrhus, hosted on The Internet Classics Archive Historiarum Adversum Paganos Libri, IV, 1.15. Plutarch. "The Life of Pyrrhus". Parallel Lives...
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  • Pyrrhus III, king of Epirus in 234 BC, was a son of Ptolemy and a grandson of Alexander II. He ascended to the throne in 234 BC. Pyrrhus III was assassinated...
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    Pyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese in 272 BC was an invasion of south Greece by Pyrrhus, King of Epirus. He was opposed by Macedon and a coalition of...
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    Charaxes (Polyura) pyrrhus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It...
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    Cassander, but was dethroned in 313 BC. Aeacides's son Pyrrhus came to the throne in 295 BC. Pyrrhus, being a skillful general, was encouraged to aid the...
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    a war with Epirus. In the spring of 280 BC Pyrrhus landed without losses in Italy. After hearing of Pyrrhus' arrival in Italy the Romans mobilized eight...
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