Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Pyrrhus” in chapter 2, entry bridge of Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia:
...rivers, and had no stone bridges until after the Roman conquest.
We learn from the Greek historians that bridges were constructed by Cyrus (536 B. C.), Darius (490 B. C.), Xerxes (480 B. C.), and Pyrrhus (280 B. C.). Each of these was a military bridge for a special purpose, and had no permanent character.
The bridge of Cyrus, over the Meander, was supported on boats, like those which crossed the B...
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