Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Windchild, post: 1661244, member: 44189&quot;]First, Pyrrhus was a cousin of Alexander the Great.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure of how this happened, but he was asked by those living in Italy (the Tarentum City State specifically) to come with an army, as the Tarentians had a fallout with Rome, were facing total annihilation.</p><p><br /></p><p>He then fought a lot of battles versus Rome, although the cost of these victories was high.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the end, he said that another victory like this would ruin him, thus coining the term &#039;Pyhrric Victory&#039;, where the victory is at such a devastating cost that another victory would lead to defeat.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, he was the Roman&#039;s Second Great Enemy, which they then defeated.</p><p><br /></p><p>He then fled to Sicily, where the story will pick up in another post (I need a drink <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in