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Pyrrhus by Jacob Abbott

Pyrrhus

Jacob Abbott

146 pages paperback

15 editions

nonfiction biography education history informative medium-paced
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The English saying "a Pyrrhic victory" comes from the name of the third century BC king of Epirus, Pyrrhus. After a battle with the Romans which was won at great cost, Pyrrhus famously said, "one more victory like that and I will be undone." Pyrrh...

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