The sled dogs must have hated that. ;^)
Mussolini had that obelisk in Axum hauled to Rome in 1937, in pieces, by contrast Caligula had a 350+ ton obelisk hauled to Rome in a single piece 1900 years earlier. :^)
Yes, I remember the news story when that obelisk was returned to Ethiopia. I wonder what was used to put it back together?