• King Pyrrhus of Epirus and a New Age of Mediterranean Politics

  • Jan 23 2025
  • Length: 38 mins
  • Podcast

King Pyrrhus of Epirus and a New Age of Mediterranean Politics

  • Summary

  • While the Punic Wars mark the stage of Roman history with which most people are familiar, Rome's entrance onto the stage of Mediterranean power politics actually came a decade earlier, with a bloody, grinding war against the Hellenistic king Pyrrhus of Epirus.

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