Ancient Elephant Remains May Offer First Physical Proof of Hannibal's Legendary War Elephants

A 2,200-year-old elephant bone found in Spain may finally prove Hannibal brought war elephants to the battlefield.

Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps

"While [the bone] would not represent one of the mythical specimens Hannibal took across the Alps, it could potentially ...
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Elephant bone found at Spanish archaeological site may have marched on Rome with Hannibal - study

The finding represents the first elephant skeletal remains found to possibly confirm Hannibal’s historical march from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War. A “baseball-sized” bone discovered ...
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Deepwater Submarine Recovers Roman Battering Ram From Ancient Battle

The 2,200-year-old artifact was used in a famous battle between Rome and Carthage as part of the Punic Wars. Reading time 2 minutes An Italian cultural heritage outfit has announced the recovery of a ...
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Book Review: Rome Versus Carthage: The War at Sea

Barnsley, Eng.: Pen & Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2024. Pp. x, 225+. Illus., maps, gloss, notes, biblio., index. £14.99/$24.95 paper. ISBN:1399078623 The ...

'Carthage' review: The perils of expansion

Carthage and Rome had amicable relations. But as their respective spheres of influence grew, Mediterranean geopolitics drew ...
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Did Rome and Carthage sign 1985 peace treaty for wars that began more than 2,000 years earlier?

While the mayors of the cities did sign a peace treaty in 1985, it was a symbolic gesture. In reality, the wars between the two ancient civilizations ended more than 2,000 years prior when Rome ...