280 BCE
Pyrrhus lands in Italy and wins at Heraclea
Called by Tarentum, King Pyrrhus of Epirus crosses to Italy in 280 BCE and defeats a Roman army at Heraclea. Some Greek and Italian cities in Rome's sphere defect to him.
280 BCE
Called by Tarentum, King Pyrrhus of Epirus crosses to Italy in 280 BCE and defeats a Roman army at Heraclea. Some Greek and Italian cities in Rome's sphere defect to him.