Roman soldiers were reportedly terrified the first time they faced war elephants on the battlefield. It's hard not to feel bad for the elephants too, as using ... in northern India, where ...

Historically, the use of elephants in war faded in the Mediterranean ... the tradition of war elephants continued in India, with notable figures like Hannibal and King Kavantissa of Sri Lanka ...

Why are there no elephants in China? And why have large numbers of elephants always existed throughout the Indian ... under the king’s domain were to be converted to agricultural use; a large ...

Here is summoned a world of monkeys and men, divinities and elephants, war and play. Most of all, the show, in luminous detail, suggests the polytheistic poise of a civilization older than history.

Elephants in Kerala, India spend their lives chained, living in small spaces and performing in festivals. For thousands of years, people in India have captured elephants to serve as war machines ...

Roman soldiers were reportedly terrified the first time they faced war elephants on the battlefield. It’s hard not to feel bad for the elephants too, as using animals this way in war is ...

did indeed use war elephants. So, how did they acquire and deploy them in battle – and how did the Romans respond? Alexander encountered war elephants in India Alexander the Great brought ...