Pyrrhus fighting the Romans at Beneventum
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, fighting the Romans, led by the consul Manius Curius Dentatus, at the Battle of Beneventum, near Benevento in southern Italy. The battle was inconclusive, but Pyrrhus afterwards made the decision to end his campaign in Italy and return to Epirus in Greece
Picture No
13725008
Media ID
45410492
Size
4800px x 3828px
(3.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Mirys Picture No.63. Image digitally colourised
Date
275 BC
