279 BCE
Battle of Asculum: the original "Pyrrhic victory"
In 279 BCE Pyrrhus beats the Romans again at Asculum but at a heavy cost. The phrase "Pyrrhic victory" comes from a remark ascribed to him, though historians doubt he said it.
279 BCE
In 279 BCE Pyrrhus beats the Romans again at Asculum but at a heavy cost. The phrase "Pyrrhic victory" comes from a remark ascribed to him, though historians doubt he said it.