Battle of Thurii

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The naval Battle of Thurii[1] was fought between Ancient Rome and the Greek colony of Tarentum[2]

Following the battle, Tarentum appealed for aid to Pyrrhus, ruler of Epirus, for military aid[3][1]. Motivated by his diplomatic obligations to Tarentum, and a personal desire for military accomplishment, Pyrrhus landed a Greek army of some 25,000 men[1] and a contingent of war elephants[1] on Italian soil in 280 B.C[4], where his forces were joined by the Greeks and a portion of the Samnites who revolted against Roman control.

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  1. ^ a b c d
  2. ^ The Classical World, p. 294
  3. ^ Antiquity, p. 151
  4. ^ The Classical World, p. 304