This man responded to a call for help from Tarentum, one of the colonies in Magna Graecia.
Plutarch reports that this man could cure people with "spleen problems" by touching them with his fireproof big toe and that he had a single, continuous bone in place of his upper teeth. This man was repeatedly asked "what then?" by his diplomat Cineas until he revealed that the end-goal of his conquests was to rest and drink wine. This man came to power by murdering Neoptolemus II. After a failed attempt to put Cleonymus on the throne of Sparta, this man was killed by a (*) tile thrown by a woman in Argos. This man responded to a call for help from Tarentum, one of the colonies in Magna Graecia. This leader used war elephants to win the Battle of Asculum and the Battle of Heraclea, which was his first clash with Rome during his invasion of Southern Italy. For 10 points, name this king of Epirus who gives his name to an adjective describing a costly victory.
Plutarch reports that this man could cure people with "spleen problems" by touching them with his fireproof big toe and that he had a single, continuous bone in place of his upper teeth.
Pyrrhus of Epirus