Hannibal’s crossing re-enacted

Title

Hannibal’s crossing re-enacted

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

Dr Wolfgang Zeuner on his plan to retrace the footsteps of the Carthaginian military commander, Hannibal, who crossed the Alps with elephants. Female interviewer not identified. (The project organisers of the 1981 dry run were Dr Wolf Zeuner and Captain Mungo Melvin).

Contributors

Dr Wolfgang Zeuner.

Keywords

History; Animals; Mountaineering expeditions; Mountains; Elephants; Alps; Hannibal; Chipperfield’s Circus

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