It was an astonishing sight. An army of huge elephants marching over the Alps into northern Italy. It took a very special commander to cajole his men into this extraordinary feat. Hannibal was such a man, one of the greatest military leaders the world has ever seen. Read the account of the Hannibal's journey over the Alps along with the words and deeds of many other supreme leaders and individuals who changed the course of the ancient world forever.
Leaders include Plato, Buddha, Pericles, Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ, Boudicca, Marcus Aurelius, Emperor Hadrian, Attila the Hun, Hatshepsut
