Hannibal Barca

Greece & Rome

Carthaginian general invades Italy with elephants.

• 218 BCE

  Hannibal crosses Alps

  Carthaginian general invades Italy with elephants.

• 202 BCE

  Battle of Zama

  Scipio defeats Hannibal; Carthage surrenders.

• 264–146 BCE

  Punic Wars

  Rome vs Carthage; Hannibal crosses Alps.