Life of Pyrrhus
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Life of Pyrrhus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the life and character of the Hellenistic king Pyrrhus of Epirus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life of Pyrrhus canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical essay ⓘ work in the Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pyrrhic victories concept ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical traditions about Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| collectionAuthor | Plutarch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| depicts |
Pyrrhus of Epirus
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic king Pyrrhus of Epirus
|
| describesEvent |
Pyrrhus’s campaigns in Italy
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Pyrrhus’s campaigns in Sicily ⓘ Pyrrhus’s rule in Epirus ⓘ Pyrrhus’s wars against Rome ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character of Pyrrhus of Epirus
ⓘ
life of Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
moral biography ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fortune and reversals of fortune
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kingship ⓘ military leadership ⓘ moral character ⓘ political ambition ⓘ |
| historicalContext | wars between Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives collection
|
| influenced | later perceptions of Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | moral exemplum ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective historical account ⓘ |
| originalLanguageScript | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| portrays |
Pyrrhus’s military prowess
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Pyrrhus’s personal character ⓘ Pyrrhus’s restless ambition ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Plutarch’s works ⓘ |
| subjectEra | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | king of Epirus ⓘ |
| tradition | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| workTitle |
Life of Pelopidas
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surface form:
Βίος Πύρρου
|
| workType | historical biography ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Plutarch
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surface form:
Plutarch of Chaeronea
|
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