Abstract
The full title of the book, written by Patrick Alan Kent, is A History of the Pyrrhic War. The book consists of seven chapters and 152 issues, including the conclusion. The book also includes a map of Italy and Sicily from the 3rd century BC. The first edition of the book was made by Routledge Published in New York in 2020, and the second edition of the book was made by the same publishing house in 2021. Rome entered many wars in the process of its rise to Mediterranean domination. The Battle of Pyrrhus, which is among these important battles, has been neglected because there are very few sources about it. Patrick Alan Kent aims to fill this gap with his book A History of the Pyrrhic War. In his book, Kent explores the multipolar nature of a conflict involving Romans, Italian peoples, Western Greeks, and Carthaginians during Pyrrhus' western campaign in the early 3rd century BC. The book takes its name from Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. The Pyrrhus War has an important place in history as it is the first major military struggle between Rome, which expanded its sovereignty, and Pyrrhus, one of the greatest military leaders of the Ancient Age. Traditionally, the history of the Roman Republic has been divided into two phases: the Roman conquest of the peninsula and the period of its expansion into the Mediterranean. The Battle of Pyrrhus forms the link between the two. Rome's struggle with the Hellenistic king in Southern Italy served as a bridge in what would eventually evolve into a Mediterranean empire. This war marks the uncertain beginning of the transition from early republic to middle republic.