Battle of Asculum

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The Battle of Asculum was a major engagement in 279 BC in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at heavy cost, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory.”

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Battle of Asculum (279 BCE) ×1

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Battle of Heraclea → followedBy → Battle of Asculum →

Pyrrhic War → hasBattle → Battle of Asculum →

this entity surface form: "Battle of Asculum (279 BCE)"

Battle of Beneventum → previousEvent → Battle of Asculum →