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Pyrrhus [Πύρρος] was a great general of the Hellenistic era, King of the Molossians [Μολοσσοί] of the royal house of Aeacid. He became king of Epirus and later of Macedon. He was famous for his battles that though victorious cost him heavy losses thus the term Pyrrhic victory.
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Who was that famous general who's losses in battles were so great that he famously noted something like another victory like this will be the end of me?
Pyrrhus, a Greek king who championed the Greek resistance to the Romans in Southern Italy. Although Pyrrhus won too battles against the Romans, his losses were indeed high, and he is said to have made this prediction when congratulated on his second victory. Today, a victory at too high a cost is called a pyrrhic victory.
Could the Roman army be easily defeated?
They had their victories - and the had their losses - notably against Pyrrhus, Carthage and the Germanic tribes. Their biggest strength lay in their Italian allies who provided large manpower reserves which enabled Rome to bounce back after defeats.
Who was pyrrhus of epruis?
He was king of Epirus (now Albania) in the first half of the 3rd Century BCE.Tarentum, a Greek city in southern Italy, was being stood over by the Romans, and invited Pyrrhus to help them. Chancing his luck, he took an army to Italy and twice defeated the Romans. Unfortunately his casualties amongst his best soldiers were high, and being congratulated after his second win responded 'Another victory like that and I am totally undone'. This gave rise to the modern term Pyrrhic Victory, which means that cost of winning is too high.As the Romans kept replacing their losses, while he had no more of his own to call on, he shifted his ambitions to Sicily to help the Greek cities there, and ever the optimist and adventurer, considered invading Carthage. He had limited success, went back to Italy without achieving anything, and then went home when convinced he had bitten off more than he could chew. He then became embroiled in Macedonian affairs, and ended his life in an attack on Corinth, during which an old woman on a roof felled him with a tile, and he was dispatched as he sat trying to recover from the blow.Another story - before he set out for Italy, one of his Companions during a drinking party asked what they would do if they were successful. Pyrrhus responded 'We will come back here, take our ease, drink and have a good time'. His friend said 'Isn't that what we are doing now? Why not cut out the risky warfare bit?'Incidentally, the Carthinigan Hannibal, when he invaded Italy fifty years later, learnt from Pyrrhus' experience of the endless resources which the Romans could draw on from its Italian allies, and based his campaigns of trying to detach them to his own side. The fifteen year Rome-Hannibal fight was above all a battle for the allies, a strategy which Pyrrhus was unable to employ.
When did an army formation called the phalanx defeat a Roman legion?
The phalanx was a tight square formation of heavy infantrymen (hoplites) invented by the Greeks. It was adopted by the Roman army in the 6th century BC and they used it until they were defeated by the Samnites who used a different military formation, the maniple, in 321 BC. At that point the Romans adopted the mainipular formation of the Samnites. This formation was used to fight the Pyrrhic War v(280-275 BC) against Pyrrhus the king of Epirus in Greece who wanted to take over southern Italy and used the phalanx. The two sides fought three battles and Pyrrhus was the first two. The use of a larger cavalry and of war elephants (for the first time in Italy) played an improtant part in these victories. However, Pyrrhus suffered high levels of heavy causualties which made it impossible for him to win the war. This led to the term Pyrrhic victory, which refers to a victory which comes at such a devastating cost which it amounts to a defeat. By the end of the war he lost 2/3 of his army. The Romans won the final battle because they learnt how to deal with elephants.
Who was a better general between Alexander and Hannibal?
A reported conversation between Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, discussing the best general of all times: Hannibal: The best three were Alexander, Pyrrhus, Hannibal, in that order. Scipio: (not mentioned but expecting to be ahead of Hannibal): And what if I hadn't defeated you? Hannibal: Then Hannibal would have been first.
When was Pyrrhus of Epirus born?
Pyrrhus of Epirus was born in -318.
When was Pyrrhus Concer born?
Pyrrhus Concer was born in 1814.
When did Pyrrhus Concer die?
Pyrrhus Concer died in 1897.
When did Patriarch Pyrrhus of Constantinople die?
Patriarch Pyrrhus of Constantinople died in 654.
Pyrrhus kills during who fall of troy?
King Pyrrhus of Epirus lived a thousand years after the Troy legend.
Why does Hamlet allude to Pyrrhus throughout Act II Scene ii of Hamlet?
He does not allude to Pyrrhus except when reciting a speech from a play he remembered, a play in which Aeneas is describing the fall of Troy to Dido, queen of Carthage. Aeneas talks about how Pyrrhus killed Priam, the Trojan king, and in the course of reciting the speech he mentions Pyrrhus by name four times. The Player then continues the speech and Hamlet never mentions Pyrrhus again. Act II Scene 2 of Hamlet is immensely long, about 600 lines. For Hamlet to allude to Pyrrhus in a short 14-line speech hardly constitutes alluding to him "throughout the scene". As to why Hamlet brings Pyrrhus up at all, Pyrrhus, otherwise known as Neoptolemos, was the son of Achilles who was avenging his father's death at the hands of the Trojans by killing Priam. His situation therefore has some parallels to Hamlet's.
Who was Pyrrhus in the history of ancient Rome?
Pyrrhus was aan Epirote king who invaded the Italian peninsula. He fought a series of three costly battles with the Romans in the years between 280 and 275 BC BCE.
Who was that famous general who's losses in battles were so great that he famously noted something like another victory like this will be the end of me?
Pyrrhus, a Greek king who championed the Greek resistance to the Romans in Southern Italy. Although Pyrrhus won too battles against the Romans, his losses were indeed high, and he is said to have made this prediction when congratulated on his second victory. Today, a victory at too high a cost is called a pyrrhic victory.
What term defined as a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables?
pyrrhus or dibrach
King of Epirus who defeated the Romans in two battles and said Another such victory and you are lost?
The King of Epirus who is known for defeating the Romans is Pyrrhus. He lived from 318 - 272 BC. His reign lasted from 306 until 302 BC.
What is the term when a victory in battle is as costly as a defeat and what is the terms origin?
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with devastating cost to the victor; it carries the implication that another such will ultimately cause defeat. The phrase is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at the battle of Heraclea in 280 BC and Asculum in 279 BC during the Pyrrhic War. In both of Pyrrhus's victories, the Romans had more casualties than Pyrrhus did. However, the Romans had a much larger supply of men from which to draw soldiers, so their casualties did less damage to their war effort than Pyrrhus's casualties did to his.
The greek king who twice won costly victories over rome in southern Italy?
Pyrrhus
