Hannibal's March: Route Map & Timeline

Hannibal Barca: 9 stops from 218 BC to 183 BC, from New Carthage to Libyssa.

Route and timeline

#	Year	Place	What happened
1	218 BC	New Carthage	Sets out from Spain with tens of thousands of men and elephants to attack Rome overland.
2	218 BC	Rhône	Ferries his elephants across on rafts under attack from Gallic tribes.
3	218 BC	The Alps	Crosses the Alps in late autumn, losing nearly half his army, and reaches the Po plain.
4	218 BC	Trebia	Lures the Romans across an icy river in winter and wins his first great victory.
5	217 BC	Lake Trasimene	Ambushes and destroys the consul Flaminius' army by the lake in the morning mist.
6	216 BC	Cannae	Envelops and annihilates the Roman army in a tactical masterpiece.
7	211 BC	Before Rome	Marches on Rome to relieve Capua, but never attacks the city.
8	202 BC	Zama	Recalled to Africa, he is defeated by Scipio Africanus.
9	183 BC	Libyssa	In exile in Bithynia, he takes poison rather than be handed to the Romans.