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 ...

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

One of the astonishing things about Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps was that he was able to successfully move such a tremendous number of men and animals over such treacherous, unforgiving terrain.

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 ...

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 ...

The question of precisely where the historically acclaimed general Hannibal and his army crossed the Alps into Italy to ... t agree on where Hannibal's crossing took place, and scholars around ...

That man is the legend of Carthage -- Hannibal Barca. And that winter, he embarked on one of the most audacious military feats in history -- the crossing of the French Alps into Italy with a force ...