Question of How Hannibal Got His Elephants Across the Alps Answered | Ancient Origins

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A new scientific study uses movement ecology and bioenergetics to calculate the energy costs of Hannibal's Alpine crossing, identifying the Col de la Traversette as the most likely route.

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