Pyrrhic War

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:aftermath influence on later military strategies
Roman dominance in Southern Italy
increased conflict with Carthage
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Greek_city-states
gptkb:Macedonia
gptkbp:consequences strengthened Roman military reputation
weakened Greek states
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Epirus
gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:historical_context Roman expansion
Greek colonization of Italy
gptkbp:historical_impact inspired the term ' Pyrrhic victory'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pyrrhic War
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Curius_Dentatus
gptkb:Fabricius_Luscinus
gptkb:Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:King_Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Asculum
gptkb:Battle_of_Beneventum
gptkb:Battle_of_Heraclea
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Pyrrhic_victory
loss of troops for Pyrrhus
gptkbp:part_of Ancient warfare
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Polybius
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated the cost of victory
gptkbp:strategic_goals defeat Rome
maintain Greek influence in Italy
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:animals
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:time_period 280 BC to 275 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greater_Greece
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5