Pyrrhus Collection

War elephant. From "De re militari" by Vegetius, 1592. Creator: Anonymous. War elephant
War elephant. From "De re militari" by Vegetius, 1592. Private Collection

Le jeune Pyrrhus sauvé (The saving of the young Pyrrhos), 1634. Creator: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Le jeune Pyrrhus sauve (The saving of the young Pyrrhos), 1634. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund
Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Andromache grieves for her husband as the city of Thebe Hypoplakia is burned by the Greeks

The Sack of Troy-Pyrrhus Killing Priam, before 1654. Creator: Pierre Lombart
The Sack of Troy-Pyrrhus Killing Priam, before 1654

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: King Pyrrhus, 1562. 1562. Creator: Jacob Bos
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: King Pyrrhus, 1562

Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Pyrrhus, in retreat at the Siege of Sparta, 272 BC from Spartans defending their city under command of Areus I

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1734. Artist: Pittoni, Giovan Battista (1687-1767)
The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1734. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, c1930. Colossal marble statue of the god Mars, often misidentified as King Pyrrhus, from the Forum Transitorium in Rome

The Sacrifice of Polyxena. Artist: Pittoni, Giovan Battista (1687-1767)
The Sacrifice of Polyxena. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Hecuba and Polyxena, after 1814. Artist: Blondel, Merry-Joseph (1781-1853)
Hecuba and Polyxena, after 1814. Found in the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Repentance of Neoptolemus, 1880. Artist: Lachmann
The Repentance of Neoptolemus, 1880. Son of the warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia in Greek mythology. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A

The armour of Pyrrhus was richer and more beautiful than that of his soldiers, c1912 (1912). While Pyrrhus was training an army in Tarentum

The Elephants of Pyrrhus, c1900. Scene from a battle between Pyrrhus (318-272 BC) and the Romans. The term Pyrrhic victory originates from one of his battles

Pyrrhus of Epirus. Artist: A Lorenzini
Pyrrhus of Epirus. Pyrrhus (318-272 BC), was King of the Molossians (c297 BC), Epirus (306-301, 297-272 BC) and Macedon (288-284, 273-272 BC)

Gold half-stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus, 3rd century BC
Gold half-stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus (391-272 BC), from whom the phrase a Phyrric victory is derived, bearing the head of Artemis facing right, 3rd century BC. Issued from his captial at Ambracia

Gold stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus, 3rd century BC
Gold stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus, from whom the phrase a Phyrric victory is derived, bearing the head of Athena facing right. Issued from his captial at Ambracia, 3rd century BC

Map of Epirus and Western Greece, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Epirus and Western Greece, 1890. For a brief period (280-275 BC), the Epirote king Pyrrhus made Epirus the most powerful state in the Greek world

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