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Quoted By: >>54652416
"Sudently the sultan arrived, leading his army of war elephants to crush the invaders.
Despite the awe and amazement one of the portuguese, Fernão Gomes de Lemos got near one of the beasts and used his spear to frighten one of the animals, making him to stand up and go back."
The rest of the Portuguese mimic´d him in front of the elephant line, making them to turn back and stomp the army that was behind them launching the caos and dispersing them.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquista_de_Malaca_(1511)
So...
Why were the Romans so afraid of elephants?
Despite the awe and amazement one of the portuguese, Fernão Gomes de Lemos got near one of the beasts and used his spear to frighten one of the animals, making him to stand up and go back."
The rest of the Portuguese mimic´d him in front of the elephant line, making them to turn back and stomp the army that was behind them launching the caos and dispersing them.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquista_de_Malaca_(1511)
So...
Why were the Romans so afraid of elephants?
