A Practical Application of Roman History
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4:27 AM April 12, 1861- Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Civil War Begins
Abraham Lincoln and the Union War Office turn down an offer from the King of Siam, a pack of war elephants! 
July 2nd, 1863- Second day in the Battle of Gettysburg:
In charge if one of the flanks in Gettysburg, Chamberlain used a tactic "He learned while studying Roman history". It was Chamberlain and his "swinging gate" tactic that won the 2nd day, the whole battle, and ultimately the war and Union.
December 5, 2006 Antiochus makes a poster for a class contest. (Below)
Life is still pretty much boring here.
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