War elephants were also used in the Roman ... developed in the Median and Persian kingdoms of ancient Iran at about the same time. Horses and mounted cavalry have played a major part in almost ...

"War elephants obviously did feature in ancient warfare. But, not at this time. We don't know of any Persian army using war elephants until the Battle of Gaugamela in 330 [BC]." "I have no idea ...

where Alexander the Great squared off against Darius of Persia. Yes, men fought elephants. The so-called war elephant, you see, was an incredibly effective weapon in ancient warfare—if you could ...

The mystery of an ancient battle between two warring troops ... thousands of cavalry and dozens of war elephants on each side. The elephants were the "ace in the hole," able to trample the enemy ...

In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times ... The fearsome 6,000 war elephants of the Nanda Army led to mutiny among Alexander the Great’s battle ...

quicklist:2title: Elephants in Battle text: Armies in India, Persia and China all used elephants to wage war in ancient times. Alexander the Great famously used elephants during his own battles in ...

I found an astonishing variety of ancient acoustic weapons while researching ... B.C., when Alexander the Great’s successors brought war elephants from India, the animals’ trumpeting threw ...