Project Gutenberg 2008-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 122 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore Pyrrhus Makers of History Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Pyrrhus" by Jacob Abbott is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the life and adventures of Pyrrhus, the King of Epirus, drawing parallels between his turbulent reign and the era of Alexander the Great. The narrative likely covers the various conflicts and political intrigues he faced, focusing on the historical context of ancient Macedonia and Epirus. The opening of the book sets the stage for Pyrrhus's extraordinary life, highlighting his childhood exile and the complexities of his royal lineage. The narrative introduces key characters, such as Olympias, his ambitious mother, and Alexander the Great, against whom his destiny is often compared. Abbott portrays the political entanglements between Epirus and Macedon, foreshadowing the numerous challenges Pyrrhus would face as he navigated the turbulent waters of power, loyalty, and warfare in ancient times. The reader gets a sense of the dramatic and often perilous nature of royal life in this historical context, piquing interest in how Pyrrhus will define his legacy amidst such chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, 318 B.C.-272 B.C. DF Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 424256 424238 2024-10-11T13:38:57.188649 2023-09-12T06:15:29.639194 text/html text/html 425860 2021-01-04T09:45:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 883307 2021-01-04T09:45:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1000930 2024-10-11T13:39:05.624171 application/epub+zip 1007900 2024-10-11T13:38:59.476647 application/epub+zip 216795 2024-10-11T13:38:58.085687 application/epub+zip 1146743 2024-10-11T13:39:10.074142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1116480 2024-10-11T13:39:04.602156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318062 2022-09-12T13:29:05.547357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377438 377354 2024-10-11T13:38:56.158980 2023-09-12T06:15:28.831157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 377273 2021-01-04T09:45:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132548 2021-01-04T09:45:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 377326 2021-01-04T09:45:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132524 2021-01-04T09:45:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21113 2024-10-11T13:39:10.229135 application/rdf+xml 7458 2024-10-11T13:38:58.642646 image/jpeg 2132 2024-10-11T13:38:58.362642 image/jpeg 955634 2024-10-11T13:38:57.253717 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia