Pyrrhus of Epirus was one of the most gifted military commanders of the Hellenistic age — a general whose victories against Rome came at such devastating cost that they gave the English language the phrase “Pyrrhic victory.” Jacob Abbott’s biography, part of the Makers of History series, follows Pyrrhus’s campaigns in Greece, Italy, and Sicily with the accessible clarity that made Abbott’s histories so popular with Victorian readers.
This free EPUB edition is formatted for comfortable reading on any device. It provides a solid, engaging introduction to Pyrrhus, the wars of the successor kingdoms, and Rome’s early encounters with Greek military power.