tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735998481109222581.post6771828764537311902..comments2023-11-10T05:02:16.976+00:00Comments on It's All Just Ancient History: On the Significance of AnimalsCaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016190763140072937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735998481109222581.post-27845739233462520722014-11-21T13:42:18.829+00:002014-11-21T13:42:18.829+00:00Polyaenus 4.6.3: At the siege of Megara, Antigonu...Polyaenus 4.6.3: At the siege of Megara, Antigonus brought his elephants into the attack; but the Megarians daubed some swine with pitch, set fire to it, and let them loose among the elephants. The pigs grunted and shrieked under the torture of the fire, and sprang forwards as hard as they could among the elephants, who broke their ranks in confusion and fright, and ran off in different directions. From this time onwards, Antigonus ordered the Indians, when they trained up their elephants, to bring up swine among them; so that the elephants might thus become accustomed to the sight of them, and to their noise.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373612254789796485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735998481109222581.post-56087724637319654942014-02-04T09:27:29.576+00:002014-02-04T09:27:29.576+00:00Pyrrhus' self-burn most amusing :DPyrrhus' self-burn most amusing :DBadgerhttp://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/noreply@blogger.com