4. Hannibal’s Elephants and the Alpine Blizzard
In 218 BCE, Carthaginian general Hannibal embarked on a daring campaign to invade Italy by crossing the Alps. His army, accompanied by war elephants, faced treacherous conditions, including blizzards and avalanches. These natural obstacles decimated his forces, yet the survival of his core troops through nature’s wrath became legendary. Explore further at National Geographic.
