Properties (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Pyrrhic victory
Roman_losses increased_Epirote_influence_in_Italy |
| gptkbp:casualties |
high for both sides
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Epirus |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio
Pyrrhus of Epirus |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
depicted in art and literature
|
| gptkbp:date |
280 BC
|
| gptkbp:duration |
one day
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
combined arms approach
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Asculum
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Pyrrhic War
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Plutarch
Polybius Appian |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Heraclea
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Greek_military_tactics
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced_future_Roman_military_strategy
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Heraclea,_Italy
|
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
terrain advantage
use of cavalry |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Siege of Lilybaeum
Battle of Beneventum Battle of Tarentum Battle_of_Heraclea_(280_BC) |
| gptkbp:result |
victory_for_King_Pyrrhus
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first major battle of the Pyrrhic War
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control_of_southern_Italy
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| gptkbp:tactics |
use of elephants
|