Tom and Dominic charge into one of the most legendary military clashes of all time: the outbreak of the Second Punic War.

How did Hannibal's war elephants cross the Alps? 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 ...

Mystery elephants used by Hannibal to cross alps could help save their descendants Analysing the DNA of ancient elephants could help inform modern-day conservation efforts, researchers explained.

Ever since Hannibal, the boy-wonder general of ancient Carthage, performed the astonishing feat of leading 37 elephants and an army of some 45,000 over the Alps into northern Italy to attack Rome ...

An ancient battlefield believed to be the site of Hannibal’s first major victory has been discovered in central Spain. The Carthaginian general famously led his army and dozens of elephants to ...

Hannibal’s travels were not without fatalities. Accounts differ, but it’s generally believed that he lost more than 10,000 men and possibly many more. Moreover, all but one of his elephants died.

More than 2,200 years ago, Hannibal led the Carthaginian army — which included 37 elephants — over the Alps into Italy. Although Hannibal's rampage against the Roman Empire was eventually ...

The elephant may have been used in the armies of ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar or potentially even the legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal.

The fact is that the famous pachyderms that Hannibal Barca took with him in the crossing of the Alps were neither of these types but a third species now extinct: the North African elephant or ...

If you've heard of General Hannibal (247-183 BCE), you're probably thinking of the guy who rode several elephants into Italy, ...