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Battle of the Trebia
218 BCE · Italy
Quick Facts
- Year
- 218 BCE
- Location
- Italy
- Era
- 🏺 Ancient Greece & Rome
- Difficulty
- hard

Hannibal lured the impetuous Roman consul Sempronius into crossing the freezing Trebia River at dawn, forcing the Romans to fight cold, wet, and hungry. While his infantry held the Roman center, Hannibal's brother Mago sprang from concealment with 2,000 soldiers and attacked the Roman rear. The Roman army was virtually destroyed, marking Hannibal's first great victory on Italian soil after his famous crossing of the Alps.
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At the Trebia, Hannibal had his brother Mago and 2,000 men hide in a ravine overnight. They were so well concealed that the Romans marched right past them before the trap was sprung.