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SPQR Module - Pyrrhic Victory

By: GMT Games

Type: Ziplock

Product Line: Great Battles of History (GMT)

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Product Info

Title
SPQR Module - Pyrrhic Victory
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Mark Herman, Richard Berg
Publish Year
1993
Dimensions
8.5x11x.25"
NKG Part #
17050
MFG. Part #
GMT9301
Type
Ziplock

Description

Please note: SPQR & War Elephant are required to play this module, it does not include counters.

Pyrrhic Victory recreates the first two battles that the Epirote mercenary (and would-be Alexander of the West) Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, fought against the slowly but inexorably expanding Republic of Rome. It was the first time the Roman legions faced the Macedonian tactical system, although the phalanx as a military formation was quite familiar to them. It was also the first time the Romans encountered elephants. Although Pyrrhus appears to have won both encounters (there is some disagreement about the end results at Ausculum), the Epirote casualty rate was so high that it led to the formation of the term "Pyrrhic victory."