Packet 8: Tossup 1

Julius Caesar’s Fifth Gallic Legion began using an image of these weapons for its emblem after defeating them at the Battle of Thapsus. (15[1])Roman cavalry were destroyed by (15[1])the “Lucanian Ox” type of these weapons (-5[1])at the Battle of Heraclea. (-5[1])Aelian (15[1]-5[1])(“AYE-lee-in”) claimed (15[1])that (15[1])forces under Pyrrhus of Epirus (15[1])that used (15[1])these weapons (15[1])were repulsed after horned rams (15[3])and (*) flaming (10[1])pigs disrupted them. (10[3])Scipio (10[1])Africanus (10[2])opened columns (10[1])at (10[1])Zama (10[1])to counter (10[1])stampedes led by these animals. (10[5])The 218 (10[2])BC crossing of the Alps killed (10[1])most of the 37 of these animals used in Hannibal’s army. For 10 points, name these large tusked mammals often used in ancient warfare. ■END■ (10[1])

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