The wounded beasts became furious and unmanageable, and threw the army into disorder.

With this battle ended the career of Pyrrhus in Italy.

He returned home, and two years later was accidentally killed by a woman at Argos.
The departure of Pyrrhus left all Italy at the mercy of Rome.

Two years later, in 272, the garrison at Tarentum surrendered, the city walls were demolished, and the fleet given up..