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Police Chief Justin Clark McIntire, Protector of the Community Gunned Down. 

On January 2nd, 2023, tragedy struck as Chief McIntire was involved in a foot pursuit of a wanted subject. This individual, wanted for a probation violation involving weapons, had eluded the Pennsylvania State Police during a traffic stop the previous night. The pursuit led officers through Harrison Township, eventually reaching the border of Brackenridge Borough and Tarentum Borough.

The intense two hour foot chase came to a devastating end in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue, where the suspect opened fire, fatally shooting Chief McIntire and injuring a Tarentum Borough Police officer. The assailant, after the heinous act, carjacked a vehicle, fleeing into the city of Pittsburgh.

But the pursuit did not end there. In a wooded area, the suspect engaged in a final confrontation with law enforcement, leading to his demise. The cost of this tragedy was high, with Chief McIntire paying the ultimate price for his unwavering commitment to protecting his community.

Chief Justin Clark McIntire's legacy lives on through the memories of those who knew and loved him. He served with honor, courage, and dedication for 22 years, leaving behind a grieving wife, two sons, a daughter, and a stepson.

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Antigonus was famously once asked, “who is the greatest General of our day?” to which he replied, “Pyrrhus, if he lives to be old.”

This is the third and final installment of The Life of Pyrrhus, King of Epirus.  

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Pyrrhus takes opportunity after opportunity, always imagining this will further his cause.  It begins with a Sicilian expedition. After this, Pyrrhus returns to Italy to fight the Battle of Beneventum.   Then he goes to Macedonia to try and claw back an opportunity he didn’t pursue earlier. 

It’s a predictable pattern, according to Plutarch:

“Pyrrhus was always entertaining one hope after another, and since he made one success but the starting point for a new one, while he was determined to make good each disaster by a fresh undertaking, he allowed neither defeat nor victory to put a limit to his causing trouble for himself and for others.”

Pyrrhus made his mark by cultivating an almost maniacal focus on winning in battle - he had a lust for combat. In doing so he won for himself long lasting glory. But we should perhaps ask, together with Plutarch - what was the cost? And was it worth it?  

On today’s podcast:

• Pyrrhus’ whirlwind Sicilian expedition
• Fabricius’ revenge
• Pyrrhus vs Antigonus
• The Siege of Sparta 
• The Battle for Argos

Links:

• https://ancientlifecoach.com/

Some Places Mentioned

Akragas (Agrigento)

Leontini (Lentini)

Tauromenium (Taormina)

Eryx (Erice, Trapani)

Lilybaeum (Marsala)

Tarentum (Taranto)

Beneventum (Benevento)

Syracuse

Calabria

Aegae

Sparta

Crete

Corinth

Argos
Nafplio

“Pyrrhus… saw clearly what great happiness he was leaving behind him. But he just couldn’t renounce his hopes of obtaining what he eagerly desired.”

We can think of many ambitious leaders or groups who made a big dent in the world by smashing through boundaries: The Mongols, The British East India Company, Moses and Joshua taking the promised land.  But many dreamed big and failed to deliver: Napoleon in Russia, Xerxes in Greece.

Which kind of leader will Pyrrhus be?

In this episode, the story of Pyrrhus' great challenge to the Romans; the first well-documented visit to Rome by a Greek; Pyrrhus' famous utterance,  “If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.”

Some takeaways:
Fortune favors the bold: if you have your heart set on something, why not do everything within your power to achieve it?  Show compassion even when you don’t have to - Pyrrhus consistently showed respect for his enemy.  Also Pyrrhus is not famous for being a politician, but he was a competent negotiator who sought a peaceful resolution before resorting to violence. 

On today’s podcast:

• The cost of following your dreams 
• Showing respect for your adversary
• Winning wars without resorting to violence (sometimes)
• Letting your strengths guide your decisions

Links:

• https://ancientlifecoach.com/

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Tijdens deze aflevering zien de we eerste ontmoeting tussen Pyrrhus en Rome op het slagveld. Het was de kennismaking van de Romeinen met krijgsolifanten die direct een vernietigende indruk achterlieten, zowel letterlijk als figuurlijk.
We zien een Senaat die meer dan ooit kwetsbaar lijkt voor buitenlandse inmenging en een oude blinde man die de Senaat uiteindelijk herinnert aan Romeinse deugd en moed.

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Tijdens deze aflevering keren we terug naar Italië in 290 v. Chr. aan de vooravond van de invasie van Italië door Pyrrhus van Epirus.

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