Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing "war elephants." Yet, no skeletal remains of these war elephants had ever been ...
The Carthaginian general famously used elephants during the Punic Wars. But until now, archaeologists had never found skeletal remains linking the animals to the conflict ...
Although elephants appear in ancient texts, on coins, and in depictions of the legendary ...
Ancient shipwreck treasures, a Roman battering ram from the Punic Wars, and remains of an underwater city headline Fernbank Museum’s newest exhibit: “Sunken Treasures, Ancient Seas.” ...