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The Rise of Hannibal

The Ancients

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Hannibal's Crossing of the Rhone

Hannibal marched through southern gaul meeting relatively little resistance. That was, however, until he reached the river rhone. What made crossing this river that much harder was what was lying in wait for hannibal on the opposite bank. The local tribes were groups of independent tribes who had nothing to do with the struggle between carthage and rome.

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