152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
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A History of the Pyrrhic War explores the multi-polar nature of a conflict that involved the Romans, peoples of Italy, western Greeks, and Carthaginians during Pyrrhus’ western campaign in the early third century BCE. The war occurred nearly a century before the first historical writings in Rome, resulting in a malleable narrative that emphasized the moral virtues of the Romans, transformed... Read more
List of Abbreviations
Maps
Chapter 1: Remembering the Pyrrhic War
Chapter 2: Conflict and Competition before Pyrrhus
Chapter 3: The Military Campaigns of 280 and 279 BCE
Chapter 4: The Diplomatic Negotiations of 280 and 279 BCE
Chapter 5: In Sicily
Chapter 6: A War Ends
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Patrick Alan Kent is an Adjunct Professor at Jackson and Mid-Michigan Colleges in Michigan, USA. His research interests include the development of Roman relations with the peoples of Italy in the fourth and third centuries BCE.
