Pyrrhus of Epirus is generally considered one of the greatest generals of Antiquity. But if Fate had decided otherwise, he would have died at a young age. Pyrrhus had been born in 319 BCE as the son of King Aiakides of Epirus. Two years later the Molossians, one of the…
Pyrrhus van Epirus wordt doorgaans tot de grootste veldheren van de klassieke Oudheid gerekend. Als het lot het anders had gewild, was hij echter al op jonge leeftijd gestorven. Pyrrhus was in 319 BCE geboren als zoon van koning Aiakides van Epirus. Twee jaar later waren de Molossiërs, een van…
Summary The consuls Lucius Postumius Megellus and Quintus Mamilius Vitulus besiege Agrigentum, an important base for Carthaginian operations on Sicily (262 BCE); Carthage sends a large relief army led by Hanno to Agrigentum; The Romans defeat the Carthaginian relief army in the Battle of Agrigentum; The Romans capture Agrigentum and…