In 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal took a group of elephants over the Alps in order to fight the Roman Empire in style. Since then, people have speculated as to the route he took. In 1959, a ...

How Hannibal's Elephants Crossed the Alps. Clip: Season 17 Episode 2 | 2m 58s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Hannibal was determined to get his whole army - men and animals - across the ...

The Small North African Elephants, Now Extinct, with Which Hannibal Crossed the Alps by Jorge Álvarez May 22, 2024 May 22, 2024 Animals have accompanied humans in warfare practically since the ...

In Alps and Elephants, published in 1955, Britain’s Sir Gavin de Beer casts his vote for the Col de la Traversette, but analyzes 30 different books that have proposed no fewer than twelve ...

The Carthaginian general Hannibal famously followed up with 37 war elephants that he marched across the Alps decades later during the Second Punic War, from 218 to 201 B.C.

If you've heard of General Hannibal (247-183 BCE), you're probably thinking of the guy who rode several elephants into Italy, ...

[ Elephants grunting ] Tori Herridge, an expert on ancient elephants, wants to find out more about the animals Hannibal used.-The thought of Hannibal bringing 37 elephants over the Alps is ridiculous.