Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC was one of the major events of the Second Punic War, and one of the most celebrated achievements of any military force in ancient warfare.
The Capuan bust, reputedly of Hannibal. Found in Capua
Iberian warrior from bas-relief c. 200 BC. The warrior is armed with a falcata and an oval shield. Hispanic tribes fought for both sides in the Second Punic War, but in reality most wanted to be rid of all foreign domination. National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid.
War elephants depicted in Hannibal's army crossing the Rhône, by Henri Motte, 1878
Carthaginian Army and the corps which made the circuit. Barbarian army compromised as the result of circuit
Battle of Ticinus
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The Battle of Ticinus was fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio in late November 218 BC as part of the Second Punic War. It took place in t
Eighteenth-century depiction of the battle, showing the younger Scipio rescuing his wounded father
Hannibal, the Carthaginian commander
The Trebbia today at Rivergaro, at the foot of the hills in which Scipio sought refuge from Hannibal's army