> So why would competitors continue to use elephants? Not specifically for Rome's competitors, but elephants were kept also for prestige reasons in other regio

> So why would competitors continue to use elephants? Not specifically for Rome's competitors, but elephants were kept also for prestige reasons in other regions, as described in this follow-up article: https://acoup.blog/2019/08/09/collections-war-elephants-part-iii-elephant-memories/ https://acoup.blog/2019/08/09/collections-war-elephants-part...