Post eos posuerat peditem ac sagittarios et tympana pulsare solitos; id pro cantu tubarum Indis erat, nec strepitu eorum movebantur, olim ad notum sonum auribus mitigatis.
Behind these he had stationed the infantry and the archers, as well as those who were accustomed to beat the drums; this with the Indi took the place of the sound of trumpets, and the elephants were not terrified by the noise, since their ears had been long since trained  to the familiar sound.
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