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title: Carthaginian War Elephants
author: The Creative Assembly
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5174/carthaginian-war-elephants/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Carthaginian War Elephants

_Authored by The Creative Assembly_

## Image File

[![Carthaginian War Elephants](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5174.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5174.jpg)

## Image Caption

An artist's impression of what an attack by Carthaginian [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) elephants may have looked like during the [Punic Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Punic_Wars/) of the 3rd century BCE.

#### Editorial Review

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Assembly, T. C. (2016, May 25). Carthaginian War Elephants. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5174/carthaginian-war-elephants/>
### Chicago
Assembly, The Creative. "Carthaginian War Elephants." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 25, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5174/carthaginian-war-elephants/>.
### MLA
Assembly, The Creative. "Carthaginian War Elephants." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5174/carthaginian-war-elephants/>.

## License & Copyright

![copyright source](/images/partners/totalwar.png)© The Creative Assembly / SEGA. This image from the [Total War](http://www.totalwar.com) game series is republished with permission. Original image by **The Creative Assembly**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 25 May 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

