Pyrrhus (
318 BC -
272 BC) (Greek πυρρος, "the color of fire, reddish, red-blonde") was the king of
Epirus in
306 -
301 BC and again in
297 -
272 BC.
His name is famous for the phrase "Pyrrhic victory" which refers to a battle he fought against the Romans at Ausculum in 279 BC.
