What is Pyrrhic War?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Pyrrhic War | partof = [[Roman expansion in Italy]] | image = [[Image: Pyrrhic War Italy en.svg|300px|Route of Pyrrhus of Epirus]] | caption = The route of [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]] during his campaigns in southern [[Italy]] and [[Sicily]]. | date = 280–275 BC | place = Southern [[Italy]], [[Sicily]] | result = {{plainlist| *'''Italy:''' **Roman victory *'''Sicily:''' **Carthaginian victory, Pyrrhus retreats}} | territory = Greek cities of Southern Italy submit to Rome | combatant1 = {{plainlist| *'''Greeks invading Italy:''' **[[Epirus (ancient state)|Epirots]] **[[Aetolians]] **[[Acarnanians]] **[[Athamanians]] **[[Thessalians]] *'''Greek allies in Italy:''' **[[Taranto|Tarentum]] *'''[[Italic peoples|Italic]] allies:''' **[[Samnites]] **[[Lucanians]] **[[Bruttii]] *'''Sicilia:''' **Greek forces **[[Messapians]] **Greek cities in Sicily }} | combatant2 = {{plainlist| *'''Italy:''' **[[Roman Republic]] **[[Marsi]] **[[Marrucini]] **[[Paeligni]] **[[Frentani]] **[[Dauni]] **[[Umbrians]]<hr> *'''Sicily:''' **[[Ancient Carthage|Carthage]]}} | commander1 = [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]] | commander2 = {{plainlist| *'''Rome:''' **[[Publius Valerius Laevinus]] **[[Publius Decius Mus (279 BC)|Publius Decius Mus]] **Publius Sulpicius Saverrio [[Manius Curius Dentatus]]<hr> *'''Carthage:''' **Unknown}} | casualties1 = {{plainlist| *[[Battle of Heraclea]]: 4,000–11,000 killed *[[Battle of Asculum]]: 3,505 killed *[[Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)|Battle of Beneventum]]: 11,000 killed, 2 elephants killed, 8 elephants captured *[[Battle of the Strait of Messina]]: 70 warships *Total: 18,585–27,585}} | casualties2 = {{plainlist| *[[Battle of Heraclea]]: 7,000–15,000 killed and 1,800 captured *[[Battle of Asculum]]: 6,000 killed *[[Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)|Battle of Beneventum]]: 9,000 killed *Total: 23,800–31,800}} | notes = }} The '''Pyrrhic War''' (280–275