Biographical dossier

Pyrrhus of Epirus

Pyrrhus of Epirus is classified in the historical people index as MILITARY PERSONNEL. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:person:person:wd:Q172353
Catalogue ID
person:wd:Q172353
Wikidata ID
Q172353
Occupation class
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Life span
318 BC–272 BC
Birth anchor
Epirus (ancient state) (318 BC)
Death anchor
Argos (272 BC)
HPI
82.19943730725423

Chronological record

The dataset places the life between 318 BC and 272 BC. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.

Geographic anchors

Birth: Epirus (ancient state) (318 BC). Death: Argos (272 BC).

Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.

Historical role

The source assigns the broad occupation class MILITARY PERSONNEL. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.

Source and identity method

Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 11.056449247604839.

Research questions

  1. Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
  2. Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
  3. How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
  4. Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?