A Tale of Pyris and Tyris

Epirus was a small kingdom in west central greece. It was sparsely populated with meagre resources. But pyrus raised on stories of achilles, for whom his family claimed to be descended and of alexander the great. In battle, he had become known for leading dangerous charges, earning himself the nickname the eagle. Back in ipparus, he had built up his small army and trained it well,. Even managed to defeat the much larger macedonian army in several battles. The arantines offer was tempting. First, they promised him money and a large army raised from allied states. Second, by defeating the romans, he could make himself