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Thanks Vortigern.
I didn't even know this battle to be honest. should have added that my statement only concerned battles during the Hellenistic periode and the Roman civil wars.
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Lol
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Well we used to say that if you mess with the taxman you might must prove that you are not a pink elefant. Thanks Vortigern.
I will attach the image next time I deal with the IRS!!!!! :lol:
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I read the elephants were scarred of the squalling of the pigs. So they set the pigs on fire and release them towards elephants who panics.
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Incendiary pigs used by the Aetolians in the Hellenistic period.
Bad idea! They run squealing at all directions wrecking havoc to the Aetolians too. I guess the term BACKFIRED must have been invented then.
Pigs are more useful to the army as bacon.
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Just found this page.....about the subject in question...
http://monolith.dnsalias.org/~marsares/ ... lepha.html
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Very good link Cristina.
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