Pyrrhus

318–272 BC
Renowned general, won victories in Macedon, Italy, and Greece, but failed to follow up wins.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Master of Strategy  in	Stories from Ancient Rome  by  Alfred J. Church
Fighting King  in	Tales of the Greeks: The Children's Plutarch  by  F. J. Gould
Pyrrhus and His Elephants  in	The Story of the Romans  by  H. A. Guerber
Pyrrhus  in	Famous Men of Greece  by  John H. Haaren and A. B. Poland
Pyrrhus  in	Our Young Folks' Plutarch  by  Rosalie Kaufman
Pyrrhus, King of the Epirots  in	The Story of Rome  by  Mary Macgregor
Pyrrhus and the Romans  in	Historical Tales: Greek  by  Charles Morris
Great Conflict  in	On the Shores of the Great Sea  by  M. B. Synge

Image Links
Pyrrhus viewing the Roman Encampment.  in Pyrrhus	The Elephant Concealed  in Pyrrhus	The Assault  in Pyrrhus
The Fallen Elephant  in Pyrrhus	Death of Pyrrhus  in Pyrrhus	An elephant stretched out his trunk over the roman's head and loudly trumpeted.  in Stories from Ancient Rome
Pyrrhus and his Elephants  in The Story of the Romans	Elephants of Pyrrhus  in Famous Men of Rome	The armour of Pyrrhus was richer and more beautiful than that of his soldiers.  in The Story of Rome