The wildest part is that the elephants may have handled the crossing better than the men. That completely flips the picture most of us have of Hannibal in the Alps.
Bingo. I always thought the elephants must have suffered. Not really. The men did. And the following winter is what did in the elephants, not the crossing.
Ancient Roman history is my new PASSION, so I subscribed to your Substack.
I couldn't help having an off-the-wall thought: I pictured a modern-day Hannibal on his cell phone ordering takeout for himself and his men during the Alps crossing.
Later, thousands of drones delivering Subway sandwiches and chips.
How did he get the elephants to Spain in the first place?
The wildest part is that the elephants may have handled the crossing better than the men. That completely flips the picture most of us have of Hannibal in the Alps.
Bingo. I always thought the elephants must have suffered. Not really. The men did. And the following winter is what did in the elephants, not the crossing.
Fascinating article, Joseph.
Ancient Roman history is my new PASSION, so I subscribed to your Substack.
I couldn't help having an off-the-wall thought: I pictured a modern-day Hannibal on his cell phone ordering takeout for himself and his men during the Alps crossing.
Later, thousands of drones delivering Subway sandwiches and chips.
Sorry. I have a goofball sense of humor.