025: Pyrrhus - Wars with the Diadochi, & Westward Ho! (296-280 BC)

With the throne of Epirus secure, Pyrrhus would throw himself into the wars of the Diadochi, fighting for control of Macedon against the likes of Demetrius I Poliorcetes and Lysimachus I. It would not be long though before he would turn his eyes to the west, thanks to the meddling of Italian barbarians: the Roman Republic. Title Theme: Seikilos Epitapth with the Lyre of Apollo, played by Lina Palera (https://soundcloud.com/user-994392473) War and Conquest Podcast: iTunes: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/war-and-conquest/id1408974222) Website: (https://www.warandconquest.com/) Spreaker: (https://www.spreaker.com/show/war-and-conquest) Links: Website/Show Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/025-pyrrhus-pt-2-wars-with-the-diadochi-westward-ho-296-280-bc/) iTunes: (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast/id1377920930?mt=2) SoundCloud: (https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037) Stitcher: (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-hell%E2%80%A6stic-age-podcast) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod)