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When the weather defeated Hannibal

Written by Meteo Expert Josef Lukas

Hannibal Barca statue (c) Bildagentur Zoonar GmbH / shutterstock

The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, lived in the second century before Christ and was one of the greatest military commanders in history. He fought against the Roman Empire and almost defeated them in the battle of Cannae, but all of this nearly didn’t happen due to adverse weather conditions in the Alps.
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