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How Romans fought war elephants with flaming pigs
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Forget deploying sophisticated spear formations; absolutely nothing stops an armored elephant like a shrieking, fiery bacon missile. When enemies deployed massive war elephants, the Romans realized that the beasts were deeply terrified of loud, high-pitched squeals. They coated pigs in pitch, ruthlessly lit them on fire, and let the sheer chaos unfold.
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