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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek biography
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
depicts Pyrrhus of Epirus
surface form: Hellenistic king Pyrrhus of Epirus
describesEvent Pyrrhus’s campaigns in Italy
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
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
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
surface form: Βίος Πύρρου
workType historical biography
writtenBy Plutarch
surface form: Plutarch of Chaeronea

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Plutarch’s Parallel Lives hasPart Life of Pyrrhus
Parallel Lives hasPart Life of Pyrrhus
Life of Marius pairedWith Life of Pyrrhus