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Pyrrhus of Epirus

318 BC - 272 BC

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Pyrrhus ( PIRR-əss; Ancient Greek: Πύρρος Pýrrhos; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period. He was king of the Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house, and later he became king (Malalas also called him toparch) of Epirus. He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome, and had been regarded as one of the greatest generals of antiquity. Several of his victorious battles caused him unacceptably heavy losses, from which the phrase "Pyrrhic victory" was coined. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pyrrhus of Epirus is the 40th most popular military personnel (down from 37th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Greece (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Pyrrhus of Epirus is most famous for his victory over the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 40 out of 2,058. Before him are Heinz Guderian, Friedrich Paulus, Miltiades, Vercingetorix, Ratko Mladić, and Arminius. After him are Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Tariq ibn Ziyad, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Guan Yu, Stonewall Jackson, and Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 318 BC, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 1. After him is Ptolemy Keraunos. Among people deceased in 272 BC, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 48 out of 1,024. Before him are Theophrastus (-371), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Miltiades (-540), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Pope Sixtus II (215), and Alcibiades (-450). After him are Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Menander (-342), Antisthenes (-445), and Praxiteles (-395).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 6. Before him are Alexander the Great (-356), Spartacus (-109), Themistocles (-524), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), and Miltiades (-540). After him are Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Mardonius (-600), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), and Desmond Doss (1919).

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