Pyrrhic War

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ancient war war

The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient war →
war →
belligerent Bruttian tribes →
Carthage →
Kingdom of Epirus →
Lucanian tribes →
Roman Republic →
Samnite tribes →
Tarentum →
conflictBetween Pyrrhus of Epirus →
Roman Republic →
describedBySource Cassius Dio →
Dionysius of Halicarnassus →
Plutarch's "Life of Pyrrhus" →
endTime 275 BCE →
hasBattle Battle of Asculum →
Battle of Asculum (279 BCE) →
Battle of Beneventum →
Battle of Beneventum (275 BCE) →
Battle of Heraclea →
Battle of Heraclea (280 BCE) →
hasCause Roman intervention in Tarentum’s affairs →
conflict between Tarentum and Rome →
hasLocation Magna Graecia →
Sicily →
Southern Italy →
hasOutcome heavy casualties for both sides →
strengthening of Roman military reputation →
weakening of Greek power in Italy →
hasParticipant Bruttians →
Carthage →
Greek cities of southern Italy →
Lucanians →
Pyrrhus of Epirus →
Roman Republic →
Samnites →
Tarentum →
influenced coining of the term "Pyrrhic victory" →
namedAfter Pyrrhus of Epirus →
notableCommander Gaius Fabricius Luscinus →
Manius Curius Dentatus →
Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) →
Publius Valerius Laevinus →
Pyrrhus of Epirus →
partOf Roman expansion in Italy →
relatedTerm Pyrrhic victory →
result Roman dominance in southern Italy →
Roman victory →
withdrawal of Pyrrhus from Italy →
startTime 280 BCE →
timePeriod early 3rd century BCE →
Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Beneventum →
Battle of Heraclea →
partOf
Magna Graecia →
ancient Italy →
significantEvent
Battle of Beneventum →
conflict
Battle of Heraclea →
conflictIn
Tarentum →
foughtWar
Roman conquest of southern Italy →
hasPart
Rhegium →
involvedIn
Lucani →
participatedIn
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