Where can I find the story of King Pyrrhus online or in what book?
Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos (Greek: Πύρρος, Pyrros; 319-272 BC) was a Greek general of the Hellenistic era. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house (from ca. 297 BC), and later he became King of Epirus (306-302, 297-272 BC) and Macedon (288-284, 273-272 BC). He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome. Some of his battles, though successful, cost him heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined. He is the the subject of one of Plutarch’s Parallel Lives. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
The Epirot royal family claimed descent from Achilles.The father of Pyrrhus, Aeacides, was deposed by the Epirots and his adherents executed. Pyrrhus was only two years old at the time, and, despite hot pursuit, was taken to safety at the court of King Glaucias of Illyria. Despite his doubts, Glaucias agreed to take Pyrrhus in, and raised him with his own children. When Pyrrhus was 12, Glaucias invaded Epirus and restored him to his throne. Five years later Pyrrhus was deposed in a coup while he was attending the wedding of a son of Glaucias. Pyrrhus took refuge with his sister’s husband, Demetrius son of Antigonus, the king of Asia. After the defeat of Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus, in which Pyrrhus fought, Pyrrhus was sent to Ptolemy I of Egypt as a hostage for Demetrius’ good behaviour. He worked his charm on Berenice, Ptolemy’s wife, and married her daughter by a previous marriage, Antigone. Ptolemy supplied Pyrrhus with a fleet and army, which Pyrrhus took with hi
