
In 266 BCE, the Greek city of Megara fended off the Macedonian conqueror Antigonus II Gonatas using flaming pigs doused in resin. Antigonus’s battle elephants fled in terror from the bacon brigade.
Categories: Animals, History, Military and Warfare

In 266 BCE, the Greek city of Megara fended off the Macedonian conqueror Antigonus II Gonatas using flaming pigs doused in resin. Antigonus’s battle elephants fled in terror from the bacon brigade.
Categories: Animals, History, Military and Warfare
Tagged as: Antigonus II Gonatas, bacon, bacon brigade, Greece, Greek, Macedon, Macedonian, Megara, pigs, warfare, weapons
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When you use their pigs to scare elephants
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