Roman war elephants

Due to the Roman focus on infantry and its discipline, war elephants were rarely used. While the Romans did eventually adopt them, and used them occasionally after the Punic wars, especially during the conquest of Greece, they fell out of use by the time of Claudius, after which they were generally used for the purpose of demoralizing enemies instead of being used for tactical purposes. The Romans occasionally used them for transport.[1]

  1. ^ "Roman Slaughters Endangered Species Handbook". www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.