How Hannibal’s War Elephants Helped to Determine His Route Through the Alps
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According to Nautilus, researchers have uncovered a practical explanation for Hannibal's famous Alpine crossing: his nearly forty war elephants. These massive beasts, while formidable in battle, presented a logistical puzzle—finding a mountain pass wide and stable enough to accommodate them shaped the route the Carthaginian general ultimately chose through the Alps.
Source: https://nautil.us/how-hannibals-war-elephants-helped-to-d...
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