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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Historians, statesmen and academics have long argued about the route Hannibal took across the Alps. Firm archaeological ... time of the Punic invasion." This crossing point was first proposed ...

This fresco by Jacopo Ripanda depicts Hannibal crossing the Alps in 218 B.C. New research claims to have located the site of the general's first major victory in Spain. Photo by DeAgostini / Getty ...

This route through the Alps was first suggested as Hannibal’s path by biologist Sir Gavin de Beer some 50 years ago. “The deposition," said Chris Allen of Queen’s University Belfast in a ...

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 ...