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Excerpt from History of Pyrrhus Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, after losing his throne, and regaining it by the help of the Ptolomies, extended his dominions by the addition of a portion of Macedonia, and then, at the invitation of a Greek colony in Lower Italy, joined them in battle against the Romans by the river Siris. The battle was long and bloody, but Pyrrhus won it with the aid of his elephants which were then unknown to the Romans. He defeated the Romans again at Asculum. Then a truce was made, and Pyrrhus passed over into Sicily to assist the islanders against the Carthaginians. Misunderstandings arose, however, and he quitted the island to renew his war against Rome. On the way he met a Carthaginian fleet, and lost a large portion of his ships. Later, he was defeated by the Consul Curius Dentatus, and forced to abandon Italy. Successful in his next war, this time with the king of Macedonia, he then resolved upon the conquest of Sparta, but was repulsed in every attempt. His death occurred during the siege of Argos. While possessed of extraordinary military genius, Pyrrhus accomplished nothing but mischief on a gigantic scale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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IT 18 doubtful if a burning ambition ever consumed more splendid talents than those with which Pyrrhus was gifted. So profound was the admiration he in, spired, that an entire hostile army at one time de serted bodily to his standard. Eaten up by his appe tite for military glory, his career was marked by a series of useless victories and a purposeless train of brilliant exploits. His personal prowess was incom parable, and Hannibal ranked him as the first of\all generals; but his name survives in modern speech as an adjective denoting victory so costly as to amount to defeat.
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IT 18 doubtful if a burning ambition ever consumed more splendid talents than those with which Pyrrhus was gifted. So profound was the admiration he in, spired, that an entire hostile army at one time de serted bodily to his standard. Eaten up by his appe tite for military glory, his career was marked by a series of useless victories and a purposeless train of brilliant exploits. His personal prowess was incom parable, and Hannibal ranked him as the first of\all generals; but his name survives in modern speech as an adjective denoting victory so costly as to amount to defeat.
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