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- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River abstract "The Battle of the Aoos River was fought in 274 BC between the invading Epirote army of Pyrrhus of Epirus and the army of Antigonus II Gonatas of Macedon near the Aoos River.In 275 BC Pyrrhus retreated from Italy and returned to Epirus. He came with a large army but had little money left to pay them. Pyrrhus planned a campaign into Macedonia and the next year with 8,000 infantry and 500 cavalry to which he added gallic mercenaries. The expedition originally planned as a limited raid turned into a full-scale invasion when Pyrrhus met with more success than he expected. Pyrrhus captured a number of Macedonian towns and over 2,000 Macedonian soldiers had switched sides and joined the Epirote ranks.While Pyrrhus was fighting in Italy Antigonus had recovered the throne of Macedon in 277 BC and he benefited from Pyrrhus absence to secure his hold over Macedon. Antigonus marched against the invaders and met them in battle in a narrow gorges near the Aoos River. Pyrrhus' attack threw the Macedonian army into disorder. He began by destroying Antigonus' rearguard and after a hard fight with the Gauls guarding the Macedonian Elephants they surrendered themselves and the elephants. He attacked the Macedonian phalanx, demoralized by the loss of the elephants the Macedonians agreed to Pyrrhus offer to switch sides. Antigonus escaped by concealing his identity. Pyrrhus now took control of upper Macedonia and Thessaly while Antigonus held onto the coastal towns.But Pyrrhus now wasted his victory. Taking possession of Aegae, the ancient capital of Macedonia, he installed a garrison of Gauls, who greatly offended the Macedonians by digging up the tombs of their kings and leaving the bones scattered about as they searched for gold. He also neglected to finish off his enemy. Leaving him in control of the coastal cities, he contented himself with insults. He called Antigonus a shameless man for still wearing the purple, but he did little to destroy the remnants of his power.".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River combatant "Epirus".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River combatant "Macedon".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River commander Antigonus_II_Gonatas.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River commander Pyrrhus_of_Epirus.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River place Ao%C3%B6s.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River result "Epirote victory".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River wikiPageExternalLink books?id=qpb3JdwuDQIC.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River wikiPageID "38772872".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River wikiPageRevisionID "576361993".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River combatant Epirus_(ancient_state).
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River combatant Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom).
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River commander Antigonus_II_Gonatas.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River commander Pyrrhus_of_Epirus.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River conflict "Battle of the Aoos River".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River date "274".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River hasPhotoCollection Battle_of_the_Aoos_River.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River place "near the Aoos River".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River result "Epirote victory".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River subject Category:270s_BC_conflicts.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River subject Category:274_BC.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River subject Category:Battles_involving_Antigonid_Macedon.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River subject Category:Battles_involving_Epirus.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River subject Category:Battles_of_the_Hellenistic_era.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River type Event.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River type MilitaryConflict.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River type SocietalEvent.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River type Event.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River type Event.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River type Thing.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River comment "The Battle of the Aoos River was fought in 274 BC between the invading Epirote army of Pyrrhus of Epirus and the army of Antigonus II Gonatas of Macedon near the Aoos River.In 275 BC Pyrrhus retreated from Italy and returned to Epirus. He came with a large army but had little money left to pay them. Pyrrhus planned a campaign into Macedonia and the next year with 8,000 infantry and 500 cavalry to which he added gallic mercenaries.".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River label "Battle of the Aoos River".
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River sameAs m.010hkstn.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River wasDerivedFrom Battle_of_the_Aoos_River?oldid=576361993.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River isPrimaryTopicOf Battle_of_the_Aoos_River.
- Battle_of_the_Aoos_River name "Battle of the Aoos River".