The Battle Won With Cats 🐱 (525 BC)

In 525 BC, the Persian king Cambyses II marched on Egypt. His army couldn't get past the fortress of Pelusium, until he used something no one expected: cats. 🐱

Egyptians held cats sacred, and harming one could be punished by death. According to the legend, Cambyses had his soldiers paint the goddess Bastet on their shields and drove cats and other sacred animals in front of his army. The Egyptian archers refused to risk hurting them.

⚠️ True story or legend? The cat tale comes from a Macedonian writer called Polyaenus, who wrote about 700 years after the battle. Historians are not sure it happened. The battle itself, a Persian victory in 525 BC that led to the conquest of Egypt, is well documented.

🎬 Animated short with an original story, script and visuals.

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