One of the greatest military rivalries of the ancient world featured dramatic scenes of elephants crossing the Alps, and a ...

The Second Punic War had begun. Read more about Ancient History The oldest and earliest civilisations of all time Taking the fight to Rome, Hannibal achieved the first of many military surprises by ...

The ancient Greek essayist Plutarch used ... But the support that Hannibal counted on from Rome’s Italian subjects failed to materialize, and a treaty he struck with a Macedonian king ...

Hannibal crossing the Alps Vintage engraving of Hannibal and the carthaginian army crossing the Alps to invade ancient Rome. hannibal rome stock illustrations illustration of a Hannibal's vow ...

In 202 BCE, the Roman Republic was in an epic battle for survival. Their enemy was the great Carthaginian Empire, an ancient North African force who for years had threatened Rome's domination of the ...

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In search of answers, she takes us to the most telling sites and the most revealing artifacts, and she examines the legacy the Roman Empire has left behind. No shortlist of the greatest generals in ...

Hannibal's Oath, Ancient Civilization Hannibal, at age 9, went to the temple at Carthage where his father dipped his's hands in the blood of a sacrificial victim. Hannibal swore an oath to the gods of ...