Pirrus
Pirrus ( Pyrrhus ; † July 23, 428 in Rome ) was a Western Roman rebel who fought against Emperor Valentinian III in the year 428 in the absence of the general Aëtius in Italy . rose and was executed as tyrannus . It is uncertain whether Pirrus can even be called an insurgent; it could also have been a powerful gang leader who "tyrannized" the area.
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- Annales Ravennatenses see 428
literature
- Alexander Demandt : The late antiquity . ( Handbook of Classical Studies III.6). 2nd edition, CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-55993-8 , p. 272.
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| SURNAME | Pirrus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pyrrhus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Western Roman rebel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 428 |
| Place of death | Rome |