HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Carthaginian general who attempted a surprise attack on Rome, crossing the Alps with a large group of soldiers, horses, and elephants. Defeated Rome in several battles, but could not take Rome itself.
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Hannibal
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Spartacus
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Cleopatra
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Constantine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 218 BC, Hannibal attacked Saguntum (modern Sagunto, Spain), an ally of Rome, in Hispania, sparking the Second Punic War . Hannibal invaded Italy by crossing the Alps with North African war elephants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hannibal apparently took 37 elephants with him to Italy from his headquarters in Spain, where he was governor of Carthage’s empire there. Most died en route, and perhaps a dozen survived to fight in his first major Italian battle, the Trebia, in 218BC.
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