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Pyrrhus

the Eagle of Epirus

Pyrrhus was a Greek king active in the 3rd c. BC during the Hellenistic period based in Epirus. Was killed in battle.

Historical Note

King of Epirus whose costly victories over Rome gave us the phrase 'Pyrrhic victory.' Killed by a roof tile thrown by an old woman during street fighting in Argos.

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