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Pyrrhic Victory: How a Greek King Defined Winning at Too Great a Cost
Lucas and Luna explore the life and legacy of Pyrrhus of Epirus, the Greek king who gave us the term 'Pyrrhic victory.' They follow his early exile and rise to power, his costly battles against Rome at Heraclea and Asculum, his intervention in Sicily against Carthage, and his final campaign in the Peloponnese, where he was killed in a street fight in Argos. Along the way, they discuss the role of war elephants in Hellenistic warfare, the shifting alliances of the Diadochi, and the moral weight of a win that leaves you too weak to enjoy it. A story of ambition, tactical brilliance…
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