Darcy Guttridge
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"The elephants especially caused great wonder and alarm. Never before had such creatures been seen in these regions. Their sheer size and unfamiliarity added to the terror Hannibal sought to inspire. While they suffered greatly in the crossing, those that survived had an enormous effect on the imagination of both allies and enemies in Italy."
Polybius – Histories (Book 3, Chapter 46)
“The Romans had never seen such creatures before — they were filled with wonder and dread. But in time, they realized these beasts were vulnerable, cumbersome, and few in number. Hannibal had paid dearly for a moment of awe.”
Appian – Roman History: The Hannibalic War (c. 2nd century CE)
“But after a few days the creature grew listless, then motionless, and finally died. Des Esseintes, who had not foreseen this consequence, mourned its death as an artist grieves over the loss of a masterpiece, and he had it stuffed, still wearing its jewelled shell, and placed in a glass case.”
Joris-Karl Huysmans' À rebours (Against Nature, 1884)
“Thus was Hannibal conquered, the man whom the Romans had so long feared as invincible. He had been driven from Italy, defeated in Africa, and now forced to sue for peace. At Zama, the might of Carthage, which had shaken the foundations of Rome, was at last broken.”
Livy – Ab Urbe Condita, Book 30, Chapter 38