Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia A "Pyrrhic victory" is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC and the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC, during the Pyrrhic War
Pyrrhic victory | Definition, Origin, Examples | Britannica Although the triumphant party in a Pyrrhic victory is considered the overall winner, the costs incurred and their future repercussions diminish the sense of genuine success It is sometimes known as a hollow victory The origin of the term Pyrrhic victory can be traced to King Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhic meter | The Poetry Foundation Though regularly found in classical Greek poetry, pyrrhic meter is not generally used in modern systems of prosody: unaccented syllables are instead grouped with surrounding feet