Sirius
Sirius The route from Carthage to Rome: across Hispania, over the Pyrenees and through the Alps. No matter what trials he may have to face. In his heart, he always carries the memory of his father, Hamilcar, to whom he had promised that he would destroy Rome. Hannibal leads the march astride Sirius, an enormous elephant. Man and elephant create such a powerful image that every soldier in his army would follow them to his death. Some believe that Hannibal and Sirius are bound together by some supernatural spell. May, 218 BC. The army sets out from Qart Hadasht, or Carthago Nova, in Hispania. In August, it crosses the Pyrenees; in September, the Rhône. In October, it leaves the Alps behind. With far fewer troops than at the beginning of the campaign, Hannibal takes the city of Turin without encountering resistance. In November, he confronts Publius Cornelius Scipio at the Ticinus... And history continues. Much later, when Hannibal begins his retreat from Italian lands, Sirius, the ele...