Famed conqueror Pyrrhus of Epirus being killed by a soldier's mother throwing a roof tile on his head, Battle of Argos, Greece

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LEONHART@slrpnk.net · 29 pts · 2y (2 replies)

For some reason, this is giving me Monty Python vibes.

MelastSB@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 2y

"He's not the Messiah! He's just a really naughty boy!"

HypnoticSheep@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y

I'm getting Discworld, the art style feels very Paul Kidby

TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I love the detail of him slicing the jugular of one of his own men

WoahWoah@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I don't think that's intended to be one of his own soldiers. He was killed in the process of attempting to kill one of the Argive soldiers in the city. The Argive's mother saw Pyrrhus attempting to kill her son and dropped the brick tile on his head. In this image, I think the soldier at the bottom is intended to be the Argive.

TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Fair enough

Cypher@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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Rayspekt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

The face looks like Peter Griffin hitting his knee.