Pyrrhus Of Epirus

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• The term "pyrrhic victory" is named after Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus who did battle with the Romans. -- al3xxei
• ...and still think they did the right thing. Pyrrhus of Epirus would be proud. -- danielkennedy74
• If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans we shall be utterly ruined Pyrrhus of Epirus b 8 Oct 318 BCE as in "Pyrrhic victory" -- Fredric Wertham
• 319 BC Pyrrhus of Epirus (d. 272 BC) -- This Day In History
• "Another such victory, and we are undone." ~ Pyrrhus of Epirus (318 272 BC) -- The Man With No Name
• Pyrrhic victories refer to Pyrrhus of Epirus, so it's use in a fantasy novel is like referring to a "Christmas truce." -- Jester David
• Historical figure of the day: Pyrrhus of Epirus and Macedon -- Hichael Marrell
• "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined." - Pyrrhus of Epirus after the Battle of Asculum. -- T.M.P.
• King Pyrrhus of Epirus, contracted by Tarentum in a war against Thurri (Roman allies). -- P.
• "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined." -attributed to Pyrrhus of Epirus. -- Marius Hollenga
• There's been a last minute celebrity endorsement for Scottish Labour from the ghost of Pyrrhus of Epirus! -- Jack S Duncan
• Watching Big Trouble in Little China while reading about Pyrrhus of Epirus. Keeping the flame of civilization alive while you sleep. -- William M. Razavi
• SocSci Reading Topics for 5/4: Kenneth Arrow, Temple Mount, Symposium (Kierkegaard), Pyrrhus (of Epirus), John Adams -- Mr. Breen
• Now if anybody would like me to do so. I will go through Sargon's "Pyrrhus of Epirus" video and destroy it just for shits and giggles. -- HannibaltheVictor13
• "another victory like this and we're doomed" - Pyrrhus of Epirus. -- TiagoLemosPeixoto
• "One more such victory and I am lost." King Pyrrhus of Epirus -- Lars Pellinat
• King Pyrrhus of Epirus has nothing on modern Greeks. -- Con Frantzeskos
• "Another such victory over the Romans and we are undone" - King Pyrrhus of Epirus in the Battle of Asculum, his 2nd victory vs the Romans. -- Alessandro Leipold
• 'Another such victory and I am undone' - Pyrrhus of Epirus Plus ça change? Hope not... -- Cassie Oh Dear
• How would Pyrrhus of Epirus denominate Tsipras' and Varoufakis' victory today? -- Andre Beijen
• So yea, why don't you jerks go google Pyrrhus of Epirus while I help the Mrs. box up my grilling aprons. -- Fake Coach Cubit
• When Pyrrhus of Epirus was congratulated for beating the Roman legion, he said "1 more such victory & I am lost." Take note, Al Golden -- Marc Caputo
• The Carthaginians were not the first to field war elephants against the legions of the Roman Republic. It was Pyrrhus of Epirus. -- Henrik Olanås
• Tonight on "Celebrity Oilers Fans": King Pyrrhus of Epirus. :/ -- Patrick C
• Philip of Macedon? Ptolemy I Soter? Pyrrhus of Epirus? WHO ARE YA -- koga
• To those who "win by making others quit": that is the sort of victory that Pyrrhus of Epirus warned about. -- Marc Callan
• Prediction regarding 2016 Trump campaign: King Pyrrhus of Epirus becomes comeback ancient figure of the year. -- Tyler
• The Romans warned Pyrrhus of Epirus of assassination threats so they could kill him fair and square in battle. -- Byzantine Ambassador
• King Pyrrhus of Epirus was killed in 272 BC during a battle in a city when an old woman threw a tile at him. -- Fact Machine
• .. or profit. Another term for this would be "hollow victory" The phrase Pyrrhic victory is named after king "Pyrrhus" of Epirus -- ۞Liberator⚔Logician۞
• Battle between King Pyrrhus of Epirus and Romans at Heraclea 280 BC King Pyrrhus the victor - but loss outweighed win -- AmalgamationYes
• Pyrrhus of Epirus is speechless. -- Wilderness of Peace
• No second referendum! - King Pyrrhus of Epirus -- I'm Nick I am
• The new definition of a Pyrrhic victory (my apologies Pyrrhus of Epirus) will be A BORRIC VICTORY (A EU supporters statement of gravitas) -- Skeabrae
• Boris Johnson - The modern day equivalent of Pyrrhus of Epirus. -- Robbie Pearce
• If we are victorious in one more battle we shall be utterly ruined. Pyrrhus of Epirus 279BCE -- Lodoviko the Ronin
• Celebrating brexit at the moment seems a lot to me like celebrating king pyrrhus of epirus' victory over romans at heraclea. I'm a nerd. -- Gerry Doyle
• "If we are victorious in one more battle....we shall be utterly ruined. King Pyrrhus of Epirus As related by Plutarch -- Wry
• To: voters From: Pyrrhus of Epirus Way to go, guys! Textbook work, there! -- Pat Healy
• King Pyrrhus of Epirus must be delighted with "Brexit Victory" -- Confuser
• Lol i was only commenting about Pyrrhus of Epirus two days ago. let's get some elephants up in this bithc -- tomasz.
• I bet Pyrrhus of Epirus is rolling over and over again in his grave. -- Tim Skellett
• already starting to look like the biggest pyrrhic victory since Pyrrhus of Epirus said "let's fight the Romans to the death" -- John McGowan
• Has he been taking leadership lessons from King Pyrrhus of Epirus? -- Nelson Jones
• BREAKING: King Pyrrhus of Epirus to advise anti-Corbyn putsch. "It's not the winning, but the assassination," he bellows madly. -- J-P. Janson De Couët
• "One more such victory against the Romans and we are undone", Pyrrhus of Epirus after the battles of Heraclea and Asculum in 279 BC -- Iread History
• Pyrrhus of Epirus > Publius Cornelius Scipio -- Mr. Powers
• Pyrrhus of Epirus would be proud of this team -- an good football
• The Sakuga Clique was founded by an alliance of John Winthrop, Kim Jong-un, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and Italo Balbo -- Jaehaerys Brunestud
• "But he gotta eat the booty like groceries" - Pyrrhus of Epirus -- Owen Thomas

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