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Pyrrhus

Jacob Abbott

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .hich it is necessary to understand in order rightly to appreciate the nature of the difficulties in which the royal family of Epirus was involved at the time when Pyrrhus first appeared upon the stage. The sources of these difficulties were two: first, the uncertainty of the line of succession, there being two branches of the royal family, each claiming the throne, which state of things was produced, in a great measure, by the interposition of Olympias in the affairs of Epirus some years before; and, secondly, the act of Olympias in inducing Æacides to come to Macedonia, to embark in her quarrel against Cassander there. Of course, since there were two lines of princes, both claiming the throne, no sovereign of either line could hold any thing more than a divided empire over the hearts of his subjects; and consequently, when Æacides left the kingdom to [Pg 65]fight the battles of Olympias in Macedon, it was comparatively easy for the party opposed to him to eff. . . Read More

Community Reviews

While Jacob Abbott's 'Pyrrhus' provides a straightforward introduction to the life and campaigns of the ancient king of Epirus, the narrative at times feels overly simplified. Abbott's writing style, though clear, lacks the depth and nuance that a subject like Pyrrhus demands. The book serves as a d

Really entertaining... but like others said, hard to keep track of all the characters!

...for it was one of the fundamental principles of haruspicial science that lightning made sacred whatever it touched. Where else could one read such a curiously waggish sentence?

Understatement alert: The Spartans, however, were not much accustomed to be alarmed."

Reading about Pyrrhus was a stretch