Pyrrhus
318 – 272 BCE
Greek

King of Epirus. He lost too many men in winning a battle, which we now call a "pyrrhic victory."

Contemporaries
369–286 BCEZhuangzi
310–250 BCETheocritus
371–289 BCEMencius
358–297 BCECassander
299–210 BCECallimachus
310–230 BCEAristarchus of Samos
287–212 BCEArchimedes