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Hannibal crossed the Alps with war elephants to fight Rome

Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca invaded Italy by marching army and animals over mountains

During the Second Punic War in 218 BCE, Carthaginian commander Hannibal Barca led tens of thousands of soldiers and dozens of war elephants across the treacherous snowy Alps. His surprise overland campaign caught Roman forces unprepared and yielded major tactical victories at Cannae and Lake Trasimene.

Hannibal traversant les Alpes à dos d'éléphant - Nicolas Poussin — Attributed to Nicolas Poussin · Public domain · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca invaded Italy by marching army and animals over mountains. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.