It is not certain that Hannibal met any snowstorms as his army crossed the Alps, but, snow or not, it was a marvellous achievement to have conveyed such a large army by such a difficult route. If he had followed up his subsequent success at the battle of Cannae, the course of history might have been different, and we might not have had many Latin-based words in the English language!
The Alps
Hannibal did not go directly to Rome from Carthage, which was in Tunisia. He went via Spain, and crossed the Alps to get to Italy.
Hannibal crossed the alps
The alps.
crossing the alps
Hannibal was the Carthaginian general in question. Hannibal led both his troops and his elephants over the Alps and into Italy during the Second Punic War.
The Alps with an invading army .
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Hannibal
Hannibal
Yes, Hannibal the Carthaginian was the general who crossed the alps with his troops and a herd of elephants.
Hannibal Barca.