Hannibal's crossing of the Alps

E212290
event military campaign

Hannibal's crossing of the Alps was a daring military campaign in 218 BC in which the Carthaginian general led his army, including war elephants, over the Alpine mountains to launch a surprise invasion of Roman Italy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hannibal’s Italian campaign 6
Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps 3
Hannibal Crossing the Alps 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
characterizedBy harsh winter conditions ⓘ
high casualties ⓘ
logistical difficulties ⓘ
mountain tribal resistance ⓘ
commandedBy Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca
conflict Second Punic War ⓘ
countryInvolved Carthage ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
describedBySource Livy ⓘ
Polybius ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cannae ⓘ
Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ
Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ
Battle of Trebia ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Trebia
goal invasion of Roman Italy ⓘ
strategic surprise against Rome ⓘ
hasCause Carthaginian–Roman rivalry ⓘ
Second Punic War outbreak ⓘ
hasEffectOn Carthaginian prestige ⓘ
Roman military strategy ⓘ
hasPart Alpine crossing ⓘ
Second Punic War ⓘ
hasParticipant Carthaginian army ⓘ
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca

Roman Republic ⓘ
war elephants ⓘ
location Alps ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
namedAfter Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca
notableFor strategic audacity ⓘ
surprise approach into Italy from the north ⓘ
use of war elephants in mountain warfare ⓘ
opponent Roman Republic ⓘ
partOf Second Punic War ⓘ
pointInTime 218 BC ⓘ
precededBy Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal's march through Iberia

Hannibal's march through southern Gaul ⓘ
result Hannibal's army entered northern Italy ⓘ
Roman strategic shock ⓘ
significant losses to Hannibal's forces ⓘ
startTime 218 BC ⓘ
strategicTheater Italian Peninsula ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BC ⓘ
used cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
war elephants ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Punic War → notableEvent → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
Barca → associatedEvent → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps
Battle of Trebia → partOfCampaign → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign
Battle of Lake Trasimene → partOf → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign
Battle of the Ticinus → partOf → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign
Battle of the Ticinus → precededBy → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps
Battle of the Metaurus → opponentOf → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign
Joseph → notableWork → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Mallord William Turner
this entity surface form: Hannibal Crossing the Alps
Maharbal → associatedWith → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign
Siege of Saguntum → yearBefore → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps
Battle of Herdonia (212 BC) → partOf → Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign