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In 276 BC the Hellenistic king Pyrrhus remarked upon departing Sicily, 'Oh what a wrestling ground we are leaving for the Carthaginians and Romans to fight over.' He was proved right when, 12 years later, the First Punic War erupted

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How the Battle of Himera Signalled the Start of the Sicilian Wars https://t.co/TzB8ods7AK

'Only one will emerge victorious; early graves await the losers'.

Updated the recent article (ie made it shorter). The longer version will be accessible in the future
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306 BC, and following the victory at Salamis, Antigonid control in the Eastern Mediterranean is now supreme.
Yet almost immediately, new obstacles emerged for this new-found dominance, especially on a small island in the South Aegean: The island of Rhodes
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Dissertation on Why Pyrrhus failed in the West complete!
Onto exams for the next month but don't worry, I have plenty of content planned.
The Punic Wars,
The Diadochi,
The Celtic Invasion of Greece,
The Battle of the River Arius
The Bosporan Kingdom's Civil War
Zopyrion
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The Wars of the Diadochi: Eumenes (Part 1).
It is the Summer of 321 BC and the first war of the Successors has reached its climax. On the banks of the River Nile Perdiccas lies dead, murdered by his own generals. Yet Egypt was not… https://t.co/mZKrrA13K2

A small extra to the YouTube video released the other day!
323 BC and Alexander the Great is dead. In his lifetime this Macedonian had changed the whole nature of the Ancient World, forming the greatest empire the world had yet… https://t.co/BjkEVjQLFg

#FormidableFighters: The Agrianians Expert assault infantry, their greatest asset was their specialised skill at fighting in both mountaineous and uneven terrain - something Alexander's heavy Macedonians were ill-equipped for.
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"My friends, what a wrestling ground for Carthaginians and Romans we are leaving behind us!"

Pyrrhus' remark about Sicily on his departure from the island: 276 BC.
(Plutarch, 'Life of Pyrrhus,' 23.6)

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
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