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Areus comes to succor the city. Pyrrhus receives a new invitation. Argos. Pyrrhus leaves Sparta, and is pursued. Death of Ptolemy. Combat with Evalcus. Pyrrhus's revenge. Pyrrhus before the walls of Argos. A stratagem. Attempt of the elephants to enter the city. Consternation of the inhabitants of Argos. Confusion of the soldiers. Pyrrhus waits for morning. The bronze statue. Ancient prophecy.
Of course, Pyrrhus had now no longer the control of his horse, and he accordingly leaped from him to the ground and fought on foot, while the Spartans gathered around, endeavoring to rescue and protect the body of Evalcus. A furious and most terrible contest ensued, in which many on both sides were slain.
A Spartan, named Evalcus, who came up and engaged him hand to hand, aimed a blow at his head, which, although it failed of its intended effect, came down close in front of his body, as he sat upon his horse, and cut off the reins of the bridle. The instant after, Pyrrhus transfixed Evalcus with his spear.
On his riding his horse up to Evalcus, he, by declining a little to one side, had almost cut off Pyrrhus's hand in which he held the reins, but lighting on the reins, only cut them; at the same instant Pyrrhus, running him through with his spear, fell from his horse, and there on foot as he was, proceeded to slaughter all those choice men that fought about the body of Evalcus; a severe additional loss to Sparta, incurred after the war itself was now at an end, by the mere animosity of the commanders.
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