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Elephants crossed the Alps to attack the Roman army
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11 August 2023
Elephants crossed the Alps to attack the Roman army
Over 2,200 years ago, Hannibal, a general from the city of Carthage in North Africa, astonished his roman enemies by marching his army – including 40 African war elephants – over the Alps mountains to invade Rome.

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