| For example, the consul who finally defeated Pyrrhus, Dentatus, was so-called because of his immense, bucked teeth. |
| Pyrrhus wooes her, promising that if she become his wife, her son astyanax shall be made king of Troy. |
| On arriving in Epirus, Pyrrhus found every thing favorable to the success of his plans. |
| The next year he defeated the new Macedonian ruler, Antigonus II Gonatas, whose troops hailed Pyrrhus as king. |
| Dentatus now decided to offer battle and fight Pyrrhus on the plain adjoining his camp. |
| The victory is likely to be Pyrrhic anyway, Pyrrhus being the ancient king who won a battle at such heavy cost that, in effect, he lost. |
