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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Magnus Maximus, post: 4926276, member: 73473&quot;]Great general, merciful conqueror, and a brave man, but a terrible statesman. When I first read about his exploits in Italy and Sicily I honestly thought he suffered from ADHD. I can’t remember where but I heard that of all the successor Kings, it was Pyrrhus who resembled Alexander the Great the most in mannerisms.</p><p>Fun fact, at the battle of Ipsus in 301 BCE, a young Pyrrhus along with Demetrius I, faced off against Antiochus I( aged 22/3) on the Allied right flank. Pyrrhus and Demetrius managed to push Antiochus I off the field, but were prevented from falling on the exposed Allied center by the quick thinking Seleucus and his elephants!</p><p><br /></p><p>Intresting to think these two men potentially swung their swords at each other with the intention to kill.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antiochus I Soter</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185854[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185855[/ATTACH]</p><p>Type: Tetradrachm</p><p>Date: c. 264-263 BCE.</p><p>Workshop/City Name: Seleucia on the Tigris</p><p>Metal: silver</p><p>Diameter: 30 mm</p><p>Corner Axis: 7 a.m.</p><p>Weight: 16.84 g.</p><p>Degree of rarity: R1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>GenZ memes of our favorite tile headed Diadochi.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185858[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185859[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185860[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1185861[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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