King Pyrrhus of Epirus used elephants as a shock tactic against his enemies. But elephants were a rather unreliable weapon because of their tendency to run amok on the battlefield.

• 伊庇鲁斯国王皮拉斯对敌会出动大象，以收震慑效果。但大象在战场上有时会发狂，不是十分可靠的武器。