At one point in this conflict, one ruler chose to remain in Sicily rather than take an offer from King Ceraunus. One envoy in
At one point in this conflict, one ruler chose to remain in Sicily rather than take an offer from King Ceraunus. One envoy in this conflict was Cineas, and this conflict saw an attempt to bribe the Roman ambassador Gaius Fabricius. This war began from a broken treaty between Thurii and Tarentum, and early battles in this war occurred at Heraclea and Asculum. The losing commander in this conflict was eventually killed by a roof tile during a street fight in Argos, and he was expelled from Italy after a loss to Curius (*) Dentatus at the Battle of Beneventum. For 10 points, identify this 280 to 275 B.C. conflict against a king of Epirus, whose wins at high costs became known as his namesake "victories."
At one point in this conflict, one ruler chose to remain in Sicily rather than take an offer from King Ceraunus.
Pyrrhic War [accept equivalents like "War against Pyrrhus of Epirus"]