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title: Pyrrhic War
author: Piom
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pyrrhic War
_Authored by Piom_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4630.png)
## Image Caption
A map showing the movements of [Pyrrhus](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyrrhus/), King of Epirus in his campaigns in [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) against [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). Pyrrhus was victorious in the battles of Heraclea in 280 BCE and Ausculum in 279 BCE but lost at Maleventum in 275 BCE.
## Cite This Work
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Piom. (2016, March 14). Pyrrhic War. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Piom. "Pyrrhic War." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2016. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyrrhic_War_Italy_en.svg) by [**Piom**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyrrhic_War_Italy_en.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 March 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.