Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hannibal once ranked Pyrrhus of Epirus the second greatest general of antiquity. As a distant relative of Alexander the Great, Pyrrhus famously invaded Italy and waged war against the Roman Republic and Carthage. Despite winning almost all of his battles, he was unable to win the war.
Today, Little Wars TV talks to Professor Michael Taylor and Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy about what we can learn from Pyrrhus today. Does this great captain of antiquity offer any lessons modern strategists can apply in the 21st Century, over two thousand years later?
If you want to learn more about Pyrrhus of Epirus and his war against Rome, check out our feature documentary, which includes four expert historians! And if you want to see our club play a massive, multi-part tabletop wargame of the Pyrrhic War, it's one of the most popular wargames we've played on our channel!
ANCIENT WARFARE MAGAZINE
karwansaraypublishers.com/en-us/pages/ancient-warfare
Hannibal once ranked Pyrrhus of Epirus the second greatest general of antiquity. As a distant relative of Alexander the Great, Pyrrhus famously invaded Italy and waged war against the Roman Republic and Carthage. Despite winning almost all of his battles, he was unable to win the war.
Today, Little Wars TV talks to Professor Michael Taylor and Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy about what we can learn from Pyrrhus today. Does this great captain of antiquity offer any lessons modern strategists can apply in the 21st Century, over two thousand years later?
If you want to learn more about Pyrrhus of Epirus and his war against Rome, check out our feature documentary, which includes four expert historians! And if you want to see our club play a massive, multi-part tabletop wargame of the Pyrrhic War, it's one of the most popular wargames we've played on our channel!
ANCIENT WARFARE MAGAZINE
karwansaraypublishers.com/en-us/pages/ancient-warfare
