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Show An Elephant Cemetery What is believed to be an "ele-ihant "ele-ihant cemetery," established by Hannibal, the Carthagenian general, gen-eral, when he slaughtered some of his war beasts before crossing the Alps, is situated near Avacon, in the valley of the Durance, France. Beneath Be-neath the "cemetery" was the burial buri-al place of a chieftain of the Iron age and 100 of his warriors who died 800 years before Hannibal led his army from Spain over the Alpine Al-pine passes. In 218 B. C. Hannibal started from Carthage with 37 elephants ele-phants and 102,000 Moors and Spaniards. Span-iards. Only a few men and beasts reached Italy. |