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The Pyrrhus story is used to show that Rome could defeat superior Greek arms by absorbing losses until victory became too costly for the opponent.
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Roman WAY OF WAR
The Pyrrhus story is used to show that Rome could defeat superior Greek arms by absorbing losses until victory became too costly for the opponent.
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Rome's response to Hannibal is described as brutal and direct: after repeated defeats, it builds an 80,000-man army to throw at Hannibal and crush him.
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"Because remember, the Greeks, when they built colonies, they built it either on islands or near the coast. Because that's what allows them to..."
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"And Pyrrhus is destroying the Romans. Battle after battle, Pyrrhus is destroying and decimating the Romans. Eventually, Pyrrhus says this, Wow, I'm winning so..."
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"Rome is a war machine. Okay? So they decided to send an army against Hannibal. And army after army fell against Hannibal. Hannibal was..."
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"But eventually, because of the Roman way of war, Rome will eventually conquer the Greeks. Okay? So that's the Greeks. Eventually, the Romans went..."
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Hannibal can destroy an army, but he cannot make Rome accept defeat.
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