Pyrrhus
[pirәs]
Definition
(noun.) king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC).
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Examples
- It is recorded that when Pyrrhus left Sicily, he said he left it to be the battleground of Rome and Carthage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The war against Pyrrhus was won by the Carthaginian fleet, and Rome reaped a full half of the harvest of victory. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This interposition of Carthage was fatal to Pyrrhus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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