Ancient bone may be first physical evidence of Hannibal’s ‘war machine’ elephants in Western Europe

Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Unearthed a 2,200-Year-Old Bone. They Say It Could Be the First Direct Evidence of Hannibal’s Legendary War Elephants

The Carthaginian general famously used elephants during the Punic Wars. But until now, archaeologists had never found ...

Elephant Bone in Spain May Be Proof of Hannibal’s Tanks With Trunks

Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant ...

Ancient elephant remains may offer first physical proof of Hannibal's legendary war elephants

A 2,200-year-old elephant bone found in Spain may finally prove Hannibal brought war elephants to the battlefield.

New discovery in Spain could be first evidence of Hannibal's war elephants from Punic Wars

A small elephant bone found in Spain may be the first physical evidence of Hannibal's legendary war elephants.

Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps

"While [the bone] would not represent one of the mythical specimens Hannibal took across the Alps, it could potentially ...

Bone find proves Hannibal’s elephants marched across Europe

Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, marching his war elephants over the snow-covered Alps to confront the Romans in 218BCE.

Elephant bone found at Spanish archaeological site may have marched on Rome with Hannibal

The finding represents the first elephant skeletal remains found to possibly confirm Hannibal’s historical march from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War.
Washington Examiner

Hannibal’s Home

What if Hannibal had won? What if Carthage rather than Rome had become the dominant power in the Mediterranean? Dexter Hoyos believes that Carthage was capable of the same civilization-building ...