In Chinese chess, this is the only piece which cannot cross the river, perhaps because this animal is so heavy.
English travellers in the Kingdom of Kandy wrote several accounts of executions using these weapons. Muslim tradition describes the miraculous deliverance of Mecca from one of these weapons in the birth year of Muhammad. Romans called these things "Luca bos," or Lucanian cattle, after seeing them used in the Pyrrhic War. (*) Charlemagne received one of these things named "Abdul-Abbas" as a gift from the Abbasid caliph. Successful tactics against these things in war included setting pigs on fire because these things are scared of pigs. In Chinese chess, this is the only piece which cannot cross the river, perhaps because this animal is so heavy. For 10 points, name these terrifying animals which Hannibal successfully transported across the Alps.
English travellers in the Kingdom of Kandy wrote several accounts of executions using these weapons.
war elephants [or xiÃ ng] 