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Did Hannibal cross the Alps via a 3,000-meter pass?

A study suggests Hannibal may have used a less perilous Alpine pass for his troops.

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This route, near 3,000 meters high, could have spared men and elephants, researchers say.

The theory reignites debate over the exact path taken in 218 BC.

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Cette hypothèse archéologique revisite un épisode clé de l’Antiquité, avec des implications pour l’histoire militaire et la géographie historique.

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