Hannibal's famous war elephants: Single bone in Spain offers first direct evidence

Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing ...
HistoryExtra

Long before the ancient Roman empire, a rival superpower looked set for supremacy

Before the Punic Wars, as Rome and Carthage edged towards conflict in the third century BC, the balance of power in the ...
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The ancient world at war : a global history / edited by Philip de Souza

Introduction: the terrible tide of war / Philip de Souza -- War before history / R. Brian Ferguson -- Ancient Egyptian warfare / Ian Shaw and Daniel Boatright -- Ancient Near Eastern warfare / Nigel ...
Ancient Origins

Landmark Elephant Bone May Be First Evidence of Hannibal in Spain

A small, 2,200-year-old elephant bone discovered at an ancient, fortified settlement in southern Spain may be the first direct archaeological evidence of the war elephants used by the legendary ...
Greek Reporter

The Forgotten Ancient Greek Invasion of Africa

Ancient Greek Tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse led a daring invasion of Africa, shaping Sicily’s history and influencing ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient War Trumpet That Once Struck Fear in the Hearts of Enemies on the Battlefield

Researchers have uncovered an incredibly rare 2,000-year-old artifact in England: a nearly intact bronze war trumpet, also known as a carnyx. Discovered in the eastern county of Norfolk, the ...
Ars Technica

A 2,000-year-old battle ended in fire, and a tree species never recovered

The buried roots and stumps of an ancient forest in southern China are the charred remains of an ancient war and the burning of a capital city, according to a recent study from researchers who ...