Why Pyrrhic victory in Afghanistan?
There was an ambitious king in Greece. His name was Pyrrhus of Epirus. He wanted to bring back the glory of Alexander’s era to the Greeks. He was ambitious but very careful and liked to plan each and every step he took. He believed in Athena not Ares and it was the main reason for his success. It was between 319-272 B.C. Romans were growing and were preparing to take full charge from Greeks. As roman power was growing with every moment, Greek city states in Italy started feeling vulnerable. These city states were rich but they lacked capable men to defend themselves. In 281 BC the Greek city of Tarentum, in southern Italy fell to the Roman forces. Seeing the fate of the Tarentum the other cities became scared and decided to approach the king Pyrrhus to protect them and in return they offered him a delicious sum of money. King Pyrrhus needed money to build his empire he also dreamed to conquer Italy and make it part of his kingdom and hence decided to help Greek cities of Italy. He took
