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Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants
Reply #30 - Mar 1^st, 2006 at 9:26am

Anyway, I found the reference. It was written by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, about the battle of Pyrrus.

" In battle they use wagons to counter his elephants, mounting bowmen, hurlers of stones, and slingers, who threw iron caltrops."

Personally, if the Bug Bunny cartoons have taught me anything, I would have just used mice. Shocked

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Reply #31 - Mar 2^nd, 2006 at 5:51am

" In battle they use wagons to counter his elephants, mounting bowmen, hurlers of stones, and slingers, who threw iron caltrops."

Ah, NOW we see the violence inherent in the system. Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, Help, I'm being repressed!

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bigkahuna past-moderator Offline Posts: 3894 Delaware, USA Gender:	Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants Reply #32 - Mar 2^nd, 2006 at 6:27am Bloody peasant!
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Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants
Reply #33 - Mar 12^th, 2006 at 11:32am

Found another reference!!
This one is from the Battle of Thapsus. The African General Scipio was using elephants against the Romans.
" Meanwhile, the slingers and archers on the right wing hurled rapid vollies of missles at the dense mass of elephants, with result that the beasts, terrified at the whistling of the sling shot and the showering of stones and lead bullets, turned round and began to trample down their fellows."
Pretty impressive. I can just see the war stories '" No s--t, there I was, me against a hundred, a stone my only weapon."

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Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants
Reply #34 - Mar 19^th, 2006 at 3:51pm

When War elephants didn't work.... do you think the idea of War Tigers ever came to anyones mind?

*my fake reference*

"... and the War Tigers turned on their masters the moment they were released, killing all of the army. Then they went on to attack the other side, and both armies died. on that day, two civilizations fell to ruins... And a lot of tigers feasted like kings."

Hmm.... I should make a book!

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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3167 Akron NY Gender:	Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants Reply #35 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 12:23pm I suppose it makes more sense, than, say war aardvarks
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bigkahuna past-moderator Offline Posts: 3894 Delaware, USA Gender:	Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants Reply #36 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 1:43pm Or War Badgers!
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SlingWolf Senior Member Offline Guns dont kill people... Magic missles do! Posts: 362 Kenmore, NY Gender:	Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants Reply #37 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 3:37pm "And the War Badgers charged first into battle! The enemies came out and killed all the badgers immediately and fled the battlefield! While they were all talking to a skinner to make badger hats, We conquered their land!" SlingWolf
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Eleatic Guest Guest	Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants Reply #38 - Apr 20^th, 2006 at 12:00pm Hello, when did the Romans start using the fustibalus? I know, late Roman writer Vegetius mentions them, but was the weapon already in use in Republican times? Regards
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Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants
Reply #39 - Apr 21^st, 2006 at 1:17pm

This question can be put out in a general forum type of entry. That way, more people will see it.
As for your question, I haven't found any references to fustibals any earlier than Vegetius. that doesn't mean that they weren't there though. Slingers did not occupy a high rank in the Roman army at this time, so were frequently not mentioned.
Anybody else, can you help??

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kid_slinger Tiro Offline OW! MY EYE! Posts: 21 connecticut Gender:	Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants Reply #40 - Apr 23^rd, 2006 at 3:19pm Fritz, mice only scare elephants in cartoons, haven't you learned that yet?
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Taiki Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't tell my mom i'm here will you... Posts: 1255 belgium Gender:	Re: Roman Slingers vs. War Elephants Reply #41 - Apr 24^th, 2006 at 10:17am its a lie its not true cartoons Lied to me ? ...childhood inocence lost forever
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