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elephant's use be 1 against the romans
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at the battle of thapsus 1
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at the battle of thapsus 1 temporal
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use be against the romans 1
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  • SRC By the time of Claudius however , such animals were being used by the Romans in single numbers only – the last significant use of war elephants in the Mediterranean was against the Romans at the battle of Thapsus , 46 BC , where Julius Caesar armed his fifth legion ( Alaudae ) with axes and commanded his legionaries to strike at the elephant 's legs .