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Hannibal brought 37 of these large animals over the Alps to help in his attack on Rome |
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SEEMS LIKE ANCIENT TIMES |
2023-01-05 |
#9 |
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A noted military use of these animals was by Pyrrhus at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 B.C.; they freaked out the Roman horses |
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ANCIENT HISTORY |
2022-06-09 |
#8659 |
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Horses were terrified of these war beasts, which routed Roman cavalry at the 280 B.C. Battle of Heraclea |
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ANCIENT BATTLES |
2019-05-15 |
#7993 |
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Angkor Wat in Cambodia.) This enormous structure leads us into the inner enclosure; gates at either side are nicknamed for these creatures--the processional animals they were probably designed to accommodate |
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ANCIENT ANGKOR |
2013-02-22 |
#6550 |
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The "Lucanian cows" Pyrrhus used in his invasion of Italy were these, from Asia |
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ANCIENT ANIMALS |
1999-04-20 |
#3377 |
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In 280 B.C. King Pyrrhus used these animals to trample the Roman infantry, perhaps giving Hannibal ideas |
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ANCIENT HISTORY |
1997-06-30 |
#2971 |
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Hannibal made history crossing the Alps with 50,000 men, 9000 cavalry troops & about 40 of these animals |
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ANCIENT TIMES |
1987-02-20 |
#575 |