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02-07-2008, 05:55 PM

I read once somewhere that the declining Seleucid Empire lost all of its war elephants to Roman agents sent to hamgstring them while they were grazing in their habitats.

The loss of the elephants hurt the Seleucid military which was already in decline and accelerated its fall.

Can anyone comment or point me to something that supports or refutes this?

Timothy Hanna

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Employing war elephants - by Jona Lendering - 08-29-2007, 09:27 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Alexandr K - 08-29-2007, 11:12 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Mitra - 08-29-2007, 12:47 PM

Elephants in war - by D B Campbell - 08-29-2007, 02:35 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by SOCL - 08-29-2007, 05:03 PM

I - by SafeCast - 09-09-2007, 04:57 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Et tu brute - 09-09-2007, 08:25 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 09-10-2007, 09:39 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Sardaukar - 09-13-2007, 08:04 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Duncan Head - 09-13-2007, 08:27 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Sardaukar - 09-13-2007, 09:21 AM

Re: Elephants in war - by philsidnell - 09-13-2007, 10:03 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Nicholas Gaukroger - 09-13-2007, 10:49 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by MeinPanzer - 09-13-2007, 01:54 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 09-13-2007, 03:06 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by D B Campbell - 09-13-2007, 04:04 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Sardaukar - 09-13-2007, 05:51 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 09-13-2007, 07:21 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Theodosius the Great - 09-14-2007, 02:42 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 09-14-2007, 09:12 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by D B Campbell - 09-14-2007, 09:43 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Nicholas Gaukroger - 09-14-2007, 10:02 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Theodosius the Great - 09-14-2007, 08:10 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 09-15-2007, 11:48 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 09-17-2007, 10:50 PM

war elephants - by kistlerj - 10-11-2007, 08:31 PM

Re: war elephants - by D B Campbell - 10-12-2007, 02:51 PM

elephant battles - by kistlerj - 10-12-2007, 03:57 PM

sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by kistlerj - 10-12-2007, 04:07 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Mitra - 10-12-2007, 06:08 PM

thanks - by kistlerj - 10-12-2007, 06:12 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 11-14-2007, 05:03 AM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by philsidnell - 11-14-2007, 09:42 AM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-14-2007, 02:36 PM

book details - by kistlerj - 11-14-2007, 02:47 PM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by kistlerj - 11-14-2007, 02:50 PM

Re: sidnell confusion on elephants at the Rhone (Hannibal) - by Sean Manning - 11-14-2007, 05:45 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 11-14-2007, 07:22 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by kistlerj - 11-14-2007, 07:56 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 11-15-2007, 01:55 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 01-14-2008, 12:42 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by kistlerj - 01-14-2008, 03:09 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 01-14-2008, 04:16 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by kistlerj - 01-14-2008, 06:24 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-14-2008, 10:23 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 01-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 01-17-2008, 08:06 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 02-05-2008, 12:30 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Marcus Julius - 02-05-2008, 12:36 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 02-05-2008, 04:32 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 02-07-2008, 01:55 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by MeinPanzer - 02-07-2008, 03:42 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 02-07-2008, 04:40 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Timotheus - 02-07-2008, 05:55 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by PMBardunias - 02-19-2008, 05:42 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by M. Demetrius - 02-19-2008, 11:48 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Eleatic Guest - 03-12-2008, 05:44 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Francois - 12-19-2008, 06:26 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 12-19-2008, 06:56 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 12-31-2008, 09:23 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-31-2008, 09:31 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by hoplite14gr - 01-06-2009, 07:00 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 01-08-2009, 02:33 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 01-08-2009, 06:30 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 01-08-2009, 08:44 PM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 07:51 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by antiochus - 01-09-2009, 08:03 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 09:01 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 01-09-2009, 09:58 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 11:01 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by Robert Vermaat - 01-09-2009, 11:12 AM

Re: Employing war elephants - by philsidnell - 01-09-2009, 11:55 AM

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