Second Punic War - Switzerland

Hannibal crossing Alps 218 BCE: In 218 BCE, Hannibal crossed the Alps with 37 war elephants, 7,000 horses and 40,000 men. 2,244 years later, models show the elephants may have lost just 4% of their fat reserves on the most efficient route

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Hannibal crossing Alps 218 BCE: In 218 BCE, Hannibal crossed the Alps with 37 war elephants, 7,000 horses and 40,000 men. 2,244 years later, models show the elephants may have lost just 4% of their fat reserves on the most efficient route

2026-08-19

More than 2,000 years after Hannibal led his army across the Alps, researchers have used modern route and…