pyrrhic victory -- PEER-ick
March 30th 2006 02:09
a pyrrhic victory is a victory so costly that it is near
equivalent to a loss. It derives from the battle won by King Pyrus
of Epirus over the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC. Noting the heavy
losses his own side had taken, he is reported to have said: "One
more such victory and I am lost."
equivalent to a loss. It derives from the battle won by King Pyrus
of Epirus over the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC. Noting the heavy
losses his own side had taken, he is reported to have said: "One
more such victory and I am lost."
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