Persia Beat Egypt With… Cats? 🐱 (The Battle of Pelusium) #cats #shorts

Persia conquered Egypt with cats. Or so the legend says. 🐱

In 525 B.C., King Cambyses of Persia marched on Pelusium, the fortress guarding Egypt's front door. The walls were strong and the archers were ready. So he studied the Egyptians instead, and learned that cats were sacred to the goddess Bastet.

His soldiers painted Bastet on their shields and sent dogs, sheep, ibises and cats out in front. The archers froze, because one slip meant a terrible crime.

The catch: the story comes from Polyaenus, a writer who lived about 700 years later. The battle was real. The cats? Nobody can prove it.

Narrated, animated and scored as a 2D short.

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