15 months ago, I wrote an extensive article about whether Hannibal may have crossed over the Col de la Traversette in 218 BC on his way to attack the Roman army in Italy. It was based on considerable coverage in the world's media during April 2016 of the results of core samples taken by Professor … Continue reading Where did Hannibal cross the Alps (Part 1.5) Col de la Traversette (updated)
Last year, I wrote how there have been over 1,000 books published about Hannibal and how in almost every book, there is a different route for Hannibal's crossing of the Alps. That is a slight exaggeration but there certainly has been several hundred books published about Hannibal over the last 2,000 years. Last year, I … Continue reading Where did Hannibal cross the Alps (Part 2.5) Col de Montgenevre
I wrote last year, that in my opinion, the most convincing argument for where Hannibal crossed the Alps was published 130 years ago by the American historian, Theodore Ayrualt Dodge, who was convinced that Hannibal used the Petit Saint Bernard pass. Theodore Dodge was an American military historian and his book about Hannibal's life is … Continue reading Where did Hannibal cross the Alps (Part 3.5) Col du Petit Saint Bernard (updated)
In a few weeks time, I am hoping to publish details of the 2018 Tour de Travoy but in the meantime, here are some highlights from last year's Tour de Travoy. #1 Climbing Mont Ventoux from Sault. Mont Ventoux is a super, super climb past lavender fields to start with, then pine forests and finally … Continue reading Top 10 highlights from the 2017 Tour de Travoy
