"How (and Where) Did Hannibal Cross the Alps? Experts " Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 May 2018 9:50 p.m. PST |
….Finally Have Answers. "For over 2,000 years, historians have argued over the route used by the Carthaginian general Hannibal to guide his army — 30,000 soldiers, 37 elephants and 15,000 horses — over the Alps and into Italy in just 16 days, conducting a military ambush against the Romans that was unprecedented in the history of warfare. Such an achievement required careful planning and strategizing, but with little physical evidence of the journey available today and few recorded details of the crossing, uncertainty remains about how it was accomplished. However, in "Secrets of the Dead: Hannibal in the Alps," a new documentary airing on PBS tonight (April 10), a team of experts takes a fresh look at Hannibal's incredible trip across treacherous mountain terrain. Together, they re-create his long-lost route and reveal the latest discoveries about his historic accomplishment — and depict the famous elephants that played a critical part in his victory against the Romans…."
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| Koxinga | 31 May 2018 4:23 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 01 Jun 2018 12:22 p.m. PST |
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