Were War Elephants Useless? #shorts #history

Eighty war elephants charge your line. Your general's answer: get out of the way. At the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, Hannibal opened with more than eighty elephants. According to Polybius, Scipio had arranged his units one behind another, leaving open lanes through the Roman line. When the trumpets and horns sounded, some elephants ran harmlessly down the gaps, while others panicked and turned back into the Carthaginian cavalry. Rome won the battle and the war. Would you have stood your ground? Animated history for educational purposes. Source: Polybius, Histories, Book 15. #shorts #history #warelephants #hannibal #rome #ancientrome #zama #scipio #militaryhistory #historyfacts #animation