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What killed Pyrrhus of Epirus at the siege of Argos in 272 BCE?
An old woman defending her son threw a roof tile from her rooftop. It stunned Pyrrhus at the base of the neck; a Macedonian soldier then decapitated him. He had coined the term 'Pyrrhic victory' after Asculum eight years earlier.
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The Hellenistic King Who Was Killed at the Siege of Argos in 272 BCE by a Roof Tile Thrown by an Old Woman From Her Window Pyrrhus of Epirus — the king whose costly victories produced the term "Pyrrhic victory" — was killed in street fighting at Argos in 272 BCE. He was stunned by a roof tile thrown by an elderly woman defending her son inside her house and was decapitated by a Macedonian soldier moments later. He was approximately 47.
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