Preview | Hannibal in the Alps
Preview: Season 17 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Secrets of the Dead: Hannibal in the Alps Premiered Tuesday, April 10 at 8-9 p.m. on PBS
Follow a team of experts as they solve the enduring mystery of exactly where Hannibal and his troops crossed the Alps to launch a surprise attack on Rome.
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Preview | Hannibal in the Alps
Preview: Season 17 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow a team of experts as they solve the enduring mystery of exactly where Hannibal and his troops crossed the Alps to launch a surprise attack on Rome.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] On "Secrets of the Dead"... - Hannibal was the greatest military figure in our history.
- [Narrator] His trek through the Alps is legendary.
- The thought of Hannibal bringing 37 elephants over the Alps is ridiculous!
- [Narrator] But how did he do it?
- We went after the chemistry, the mineralogy.
- [Narrator] Scientists uncover the mystery of... - That's the way that Hannibal would have come in.
- [Narrator] "Hannibal in the Alps" on "Secrets of the Dead."
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Uncover the mystery of how Hannibal crossed the near-impregnable Alps to attack Rome. (1m 47s)
How Hannibal's Elephants Crossed the Alps
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How did Hannibal's war elephants cross the Alps? (2m 58s)
Training Hannibal's Military Horses
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Uncover the mystery of how Hannibal crossed the near-impregnable Alps to attack Rome. (2m 54s)
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