In what is now northwestern Greece and southern Albania, King Pyrrhus who ruled a small country called Epirus, was notorious for tolerating enormous casualties among his troops. After suffering a hideous loss of soldiers and officers while vanquishing the Romans in a 279 BC battle, Pyrrhus observed that one more such victory would do him in. In his honor, any apparent success won at high cost is still known as a Pyrrhic victory.
Reposted with permission: RalphKeyes.com
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