By crossing the Alps with his army, Hannibal had achieved the unachievable. And the crossing was, to the people of the time, the feat of a supernatural hero – a god, not a human. By crossing the ...

The famous crossing of the Alps occurred in 218 BC, a period when Carthage and Rome were competing for world dominance. Hannibal traversed the mountains, once thought uncrossable, with a force of ...

The famous crossing of the Alps occurred in 218 BC, a period when Carthage and Rome were competing for world dominance. Hannibal traversed the mountains–once thought uncrossable–with a force ...

Speculation on the crossing place stretches back more than ... QUEEN’S DUNG BOFFINS GET TO BOTTOM OF HANNIBAL ALPS RIDDLE IN PIECE OF 2000-YEAR-OLD POO. (“Boffin,” Allen kindly explains ...

The mystery of Hannibal's route through the Alps may have finally been solved - by poo. The 1,000 mile march of the great African commander to the gates of Rome has been fiercely debated for ...

However, in "Secrets of the Dead: Hannibal in the Alps," a new documentary airing ... built by Julius Caesar's uncle In 218 B.C., when the crossing took place, the powerful nations of Carthage ...

One of the most famous military campaigns of all time is the crossing of the Alps by Hannibal more than 2,200 years ago. The bold Carthaginian general led infantry, cavalry, and 37 elephants ...

Carthaginian commander Hannibal famously marched a huge army of soldiers, horses, mules and elephants from Spain, through the Alps to Italy in 218 BC to attack the Romans at the start of the ...

After making his historic crossing of the Alps with elephants transporting supplies and troops, Hannibal marches on Rome in a war of revenge. During his advance, he captures Sylvia, the niece of ...

Some 16 years earlier, in 218 B.C., Hannibal had brought his army, including his war elephants, across the Alps and had won several battles in Italy, even while Scipio, the younger of the two ...

The mystery of Hannibal's route through the Alps may have finally been solved - by poo. The 1,000 mile march of the great African commander to the gates of Rome has been fiercely debated for ...