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In 218 BC, during the Second #PunicWar, general #Hannibal #Barcas #crossed the #Alps from Spain to Italy with up to 70,000 soldiers to attack on Rome. According to historical accounts, he also led 37 #warelephants. R.M.MartΓnez SΓ‘nchez et al. (2026) discovered a right #carpalbone of a war elephant near #Cordoba,#Spain, possibly the first scientific evidence for the Hannibal context.
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In 218 BC, during the Second #PunicWar, general #Hannibal #Barcas #crossed the #Alps from Spain to Italy with up to 70,000 soldiers to attack on Rome. According to historical accounts, he also led 37 #warelephants. R.M.MartΓnez SΓ‘nchez et al. (2026) discovered a right #carpalbone of a war elephant near #Cordoba,#Spain, possibly the first scientific evidence for the Hannibal context.
Β©#StefanFWirth 2026
Please buy me a coffee
https://ko-fi.com/sfwirthref
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105577#pics
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During the siege of Tunis in October 238 BC, a rebel army under Mathos (pictured) was besieged by a Carthaginian force under Hamilcar Barca and Hannibal. The Carthaginian army, which had served in Sicily during the First Punic War, mutinied and started the Mercenary War. After destroying a rebel army at the Ba...
#HamilcarBarca #MercenaryWar #PunicWar #Hannibal #Hamilcar #Wikipedia
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β§ siege of Tunis β§
During the siege of Tunis in October 238 BC, a rebel army under Mathos (pictured) was besieged by a Carthaginian force under Hamilcar Barca and Hannibal. The Carthaginian army, which had served in Sicily during the First Punic War, mutinied and started the Mercenary War. After destroying a rebel army at the Ba...
#HamilcarBarca #MercenaryWar #PunicWar #Hannibal #Hamilcar #Wikipedia
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Hannibal? You mean the guy that crossed the #Alps with his elephants? No, the other one. Hannibal Gisco, Commander in the First #PunicWar? No, the other one. Hannibal the Rhodian? No, the other one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanniba... #ancient #history #carthage
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From #HistoryOfRome podcast by #MikeDuncan
020b- The First #PunicWar
βIn the great litany of #Roman superstition, consulting with the sacred chickens has always been my personal favouriteβ