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2 unusual facts about Battle of Selinus


Battle of Selinus

By pelting the attacking enemy with tiles, brick and other objects, these impromptu peltasts could take a heavy toll during urban fighting (the most famous casualty of such amateur troops was the great Pyrrhus, brought down by a woman bashing his head with a tile).

Hannibal Mago

In the Battle of Selinus he successfully took the Greek city of Selinus and then Himera.



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