person
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus
also: Pyrrho
King of Epirus who invaded Italy (280-275 BC) and was eventually repelled by Rome; named by Lepidus among the great foreign foes against whom Roman liberty was once defended.
Reading notes
- The Histories §Lep.1 Pyrrhus
King of Epirus who invaded Italy (280-275 BC); first of four great foreign foes against whom, Lepidus says, Roman liberty was once defended.