Hannibal was determined to get his whole army – men and animals – across the treacherous path through the Alps. But how did he handle 37 elephants? Expert Dr. Tori Herridge speaks with ...

For over 2,000 years, historians have argued over the route used by the Carthaginian general Hannibal to guide his army — 30,000 soldiers, 37 elephants and 15,000 horses — over the Alps and ...

In 218 B.C., the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca led an army of more than 30,000 men, 15,000 horses and mules and – famously – about 40 elephants northeast through Europe and crossed the ...

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 ...

Horse droppings help identify where Hannibal crossed the Alps "The deposition lies within a churned-up mass from a 1-meter thick alluvial mire, produced by the constant movement of thousands of ...

We Know Where Hannibal Crossed the Alps Thanks to Ancient Horse Poop By Chris Allen Despite thousands of years of hard work by brilliant scholars, the great enigma of where Hannibal crossed the ...

During the Second Punic War, which lasted from 218 to 201 B.C., the Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army of 100,000 troops across the Alps. Included in his ranks were 40 war elephants, a ...

Hannibal crossing the Alps, fresco by Jacopo Ripanda, ca.1510. Credit: José Luiz / Wikimedia Commons Posted in Antiquity The Small North African Elephants, Now Extinct, with Which Hannibal Crossed the ...

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 ...