Asculum
Americannoun
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“Another such victory and we shall be utterly ruined,” the Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus supposedly muttered after his army lost thousands of soldiers while defeating the Romans at Asculum in 279 B.C.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2022
The phrase, about a victory won at too great a cost, refers to King Pyrrhus of Epirus' subduing of Roman forces in the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2015
The word pyrrhic comes from the Greek general, Pyrrhus, who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum but lost so many troops that he couldn’t defeat Rome itself.
From Time • Mar. 19, 2014
The enemy, taken in front and rear, was routed, and Pompeius began the siege of Asculum.
From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by Beesley, A.H.
At Asculum, a lamb had been born with two heads and five feet.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus
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