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16 - Pyrrhus 2: Men and Beasts

Cost of Glory

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Rome - A Brief History of Rome

Caneus arrived at the city armed with cart loads of gifts. He was surprised to find that he had no trouble communicating with these people. Many of the nobles knew greek quite well, and there were no shortage of interpreters who were fluent in both greek and latin. And the city opens its gates to pyrus. But shortly after arriving, pyrus finds out that the other roman consul concluded a hasty peace treaty in his war with the etruscans. So pirus despatched his wise friend canaeus on another mission,. This time it was to rome as a negotiator.

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