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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Windchild, post: 1661258, member: 44189&quot;]Well, by fled I meant left for Sicily, where he had gotten an offer to drive out the Carthaginians.</p><p><br /></p><p>As soon he reached Sicily, he was crowned Ruler of Sicily, which meant that he had multiple thrones under his belt (he still had his Greek state)</p><p><br /></p><p>Sidenote:</p><p>Your coin was made in this period.</p><p>It has Heracles (who at the time was associated with Alexander[who slept with the play under his pillow occasionally]) on one side as he thought that he was his (step?) uncle&#039;s heir, and as such was the heir of Heracles.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 277, He attacked the strongest Carthaginian fortress, that of Eryx. This prompted almost all of the Carthaginian cities to defect to Pyrrhus, bar one. Lilybaeum.</p><p><br /></p><p>He attacked Lilybaeum in 276 and failed to take the city.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the Greek cities started to rebel due to taxes and garrisons, as he wanted to make a large navy (a big expense!)</p><p><br /></p><p>He then fled back to Italy, and I don&#039;t know any later history of him (note my favorite parts are the Carthaginian and Pyrrhic Victory parts.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And Steve, I think drinking Gatorade is okay <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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