▲ 339 ▼ Where war elephants were once used (thelemmy.club) submitted 7 months ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] smeg@feddit.uk 26 points 7 months ago (15 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago (5 children) “So?” “So, war elephants are tropical. This is temperate zone.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (3 children) Perhaps they migrated permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) With coconuts‽‽ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago The elephant could be carried. A C-123K could drop the elephant in a large crate with a parachute attached permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago Sea turtles, mate permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago mammoths probably permalink fedilink source parent [–] FishFace@piefed.social 12 points 7 months ago (3 children) Wikipedia calls it doubtful, though there are sources which say it happened. I'm curious about Denmark though! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MBech@feddit.dk 4 points 7 months ago (2 children) Looks like Denmark is grey. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) Northern Denmark, yes, but some of the coloured bit is Southern Denmark. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] smeg@feddit.uk 18 points 7 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) That's Roman Britain so it is probably glazing the territories held by the Roman Empire. This is likely a map of areas that were ruled by an entity that used war elephants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) No, Claudius actually boated them over to scare the locals into shape. Or reputedly so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago "Shit, this isn't the tube stop I was hoping for" permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago Roman Emperor Claudius, so the story goes. If it did happen, it might have been for show rather than because it was really practical for warfare. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago maybe war mastadon in prehistoric times. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago (5 children) “So?” “So, war elephants are tropical. This is temperate zone.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (3 children) Perhaps they migrated permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) With coconuts‽‽ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago The elephant could be carried. A C-123K could drop the elephant in a large crate with a parachute attached permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago Sea turtles, mate permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago mammoths probably permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (3 children) Perhaps they migrated permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) With coconuts‽‽ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago The elephant could be carried. A C-123K could drop the elephant in a large crate with a parachute attached permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago Sea turtles, mate permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) With coconuts‽‽ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago The elephant could be carried. A C-123K could drop the elephant in a large crate with a parachute attached permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago Sea turtles, mate permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago The elephant could be carried. A C-123K could drop the elephant in a large crate with a parachute attached permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago Sea turtles, mate permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago mammoths probably permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 12 points 7 months ago (3 children) Wikipedia calls it doubtful, though there are sources which say it happened. I'm curious about Denmark though! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MBech@feddit.dk 4 points 7 months ago (2 children) Looks like Denmark is grey. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) Northern Denmark, yes, but some of the coloured bit is Southern Denmark. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] smeg@feddit.uk 18 points 7 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MBech@feddit.dk 4 points 7 months ago (2 children) Looks like Denmark is grey. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) Northern Denmark, yes, but some of the coloured bit is Southern Denmark. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] smeg@feddit.uk 18 points 7 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 6 points 7 months ago (1 child) Northern Denmark, yes, but some of the coloured bit is Southern Denmark. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] smeg@feddit.uk 18 points 7 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) That's Roman Britain so it is probably glazing the territories held by the Roman Empire. This is likely a map of areas that were ruled by an entity that used war elephants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) No, Claudius actually boated them over to scare the locals into shape. Or reputedly so. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) No, Claudius actually boated them over to scare the locals into shape. Or reputedly so. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago "Shit, this isn't the tube stop I was hoping for" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago Roman Emperor Claudius, so the story goes. If it did happen, it might have been for show rather than because it was really practical for warfare. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 7 months ago maybe war mastadon in prehistoric times. permalink fedilink source parent
