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                       <h1 class=\"h1 tcenter\" >Wie brachte Hannibal seine Elefanten \u00fcber die Alpen?<\/h1>                                                    <div style=\"text-align: center;\">Neue Hinweise auf die wahrscheinlichste Route des historischen Feldzugs<\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                        \n                 <\/div>\n\n                              <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"textbildrepeater pb-0 pt-0 no-bg modulclass \" id=\"\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n                                                                <div class=\"pb-0   mod_text  col-md-8 offset-md-2 pos_top\">\n                            <div class=\"textrepeater \" id=\"\">\n    <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Eine neue Studie liefert Hinweise auf die wahrscheinlichste Route der ber\u00fchmten Alpen\u00fcberquerung des karthagischen Feldherrn Hannibal. Sie zeigt, dass der Col de la Traversette die energieeffizienteste Route gewesen w\u00e4re. Wissenschaftler des Deutschen Zentrums f\u00fcr integrative Biodiversit\u00e4tsforschung (iDiv), der Friedrich-Schiller-Universit\u00e4t Jena und der Universit\u00e4t Oxford f\u00fchrten die Studie durch. Die Ergebnisse sind nun in der Fachzeitschrift <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)<\/em> erschienen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Die Untersuchung er\u00f6ffnet einen neuen Blick auf einen der ber\u00fchmtesten Feldz\u00fcge der Geschichte: Hannibals Alpen\u00fcberquerung im Jahr 218 v. Chr. mit einer Armee von rund 40.000 Soldaten, 7.000 Pferden und 37 Kriegselefanten. Um die Wahrscheinlichkeit alternativer Routen zu bewerten, nutzte das Forschungsteam einen bioenergetischen Ansatz. Im Fokus stand der Energiebedarf der Reise, insbesondere f\u00fcr die Kriegselefanten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Die Ergebnisse sprechen daf\u00fcr, dass Hannibal den Col de la Traversette \u00fcberquerte und nicht den Col du Clapier, der bislang als wahrscheinlichste Route galt. Mithilfe von Routenmodellen und H\u00f6hendaten berechnete das Team den Energieaufwand f\u00fcr jede der infrage kommenden Routen. Genutzt wurden bioenergetische Modelle, die mit Daten heutiger afrikanischer Elefanten den Energieverbrauch in Abh\u00e4ngigkeit von K\u00f6rpermasse und Gel\u00e4ndeneigung berechnen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Den Berechnungen zufolge w\u00e4re der Col de la Traversette die k\u00fcrzeste und auch die energieeffizienteste Route gewesen. Der Energieaufwand f\u00fcr die gesamte Armee h\u00e4tte bei 5,42 TJ (10^12 Joule) gelegen. Die \u201ezweitplatzierte\u201c Route f\u00fchrt \u00fcber den Col de Montgen\u00e8vre in die Poebene bei Susa und h\u00e4tte 6,02 TJ erfordert. Die Route \u00fcber den Col du Clapier belegte mit 6,28 TJ den dritten Platz, w\u00e4hrend die \u00dcberquerung des Col du Mont Cenis mit 6,45 TJ den h\u00f6chsten Energieaufwand verursacht h\u00e4tte.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Im Vergleich zur Traversette-Route h\u00e4tten die Routen \u00fcber den Col de Montgen\u00e8vre, den Col du Clapier und den Col du Mont Cenis f\u00fcr die Armee jeweils 11 %, 16 % oder 19 % mehr Energie erfordert.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen zudem die enorme k\u00f6rperliche Belastung, die der Marsch durch die Alpen f\u00fcr die Armee bedeutete. Den Modellrechnungen zufolge h\u00e4tten die Soldaten auf der Traversette-Route rund 19 % ihrer K\u00f6rperfettreserven verloren, was die hohen Todeszahlen erkl\u00e4ren k\u00f6nnte. F\u00fcr die Kriegselefanten ergaben die Berechnungen hingegen einen Verlust von lediglich etwa 4 % ihrer Energiereserven. Dies k\u00f6nnte der Grund daf\u00fcr sein, dass viele Elefanten die Alpen\u00fcberquerung \u00fcberlebten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Die Studie zeigt, wie interdisziplin\u00e4re Forschung neue Einblicke in historische Ereignisse liefern kann \u2013 durch die Verbindung antiker Quellen mit modernen Analysemethoden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-Autor Dr. Emilio Berti von iDiv und der Universit\u00e4t Jena sagt: \u201eDie Frage nach Hannibals genauer Route wird seit Generationen diskutiert. Die neue Analyse beseitigt zwar nicht alle Unklarheiten, liefert aber zus\u00e4tzliche Argumente f\u00fcr die Traversette-Route. Sie zeigt, dass diese Route den Anforderungen eines Marsches einer gro\u00dfen Armee mit Elefanten durch anspruchsvolles Gel\u00e4nde am besten entsprochen h\u00e4tte.\u201c<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bis heute ist unklar, warum Hannibal w\u00e4hrend der Punischen Kriege \u00fcberhaupt Elefanten einsetzte. M\u00f6glicherweise sollten sie in den ersten Schlachten gegen die R\u00f6mer einen taktischen \u00dcberraschungseffekt erzielen. Ebenso denkbar ist, dass Hannibal hoffte, mit ihnen die keltischen St\u00e4mme Norditaliens zu beeindrucken und sie als Verb\u00fcndete zu gewinnen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original-Publikation<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Forscher mit iDiv-Affiliation fett)<strong><br \/>\nBerti, E.<\/strong> &amp; Vollrath, F. (2026). Energy costs of Hannibal\u2019s alpine crossing. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.<\/em>\u00a0DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2612764123\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"open in new tab\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1073\/pnas.2612764123<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ansprechpartner<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dr. Emilio Berti<\/strong><br \/>\nPostdoktorand<br \/>\nDeutsches Zentrum f\u00fcr integrative Biodiversit\u00e4tsforschung Halle-Jena-Leipzig \u2013 iDiv<br \/>\nFriedrich-Schiller-Universit\u00e4t Jena<br \/>\nTelefon: +49 341 97 33240<br \/>\nE-Mail: <a href=\"&#109;a&#x69;l&#x74;o&#x3a;&#101;&#x6d;&#105;&#x6c;&#105;o&#x2e;b&#x65;r&#x74;&#105;&#x40;&#105;&#x64;&#105;&#x76;&#46;d&#x65;\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"open in new tab\" rel=\"noopener\">&#x65;&#x6d;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x69;&#x6f;&#x2e;&#x62;&#x65;&#x72;&#x74;&#x69;&#x40;&#x69;&#x64;&#x69;&#x76;&#x2e;&#x64;&#x65;<\/a><br \/>\nwebpage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idiv.de\/staff\/emilio-berti\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"open in new tab\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.idiv.de\/staff\/emilio-berti\/<\/a><b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dr. Volker Hahn<\/strong><br \/>\nLeiter Impact und Pressesprecher<br \/>\nDeutsches Zentrum f\u00fcr integrative Biodiversit\u00e4tsforschung Halle-Jena-Leipzig \u2013 iDiv<br \/>\nTelefon: +49 341 97 33154<br \/>\nE-Mail: <a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;o&#58;&#x76;&#x6f;&#x6c;k&#101;&#x72;&#x2e;&#x68;a&#104;&#x6e;&#x40;&#x69;d&#105;&#x76;&#x2e;&#x64;e\">&#118;o&#x6c;k&#x65;r&#x2e;h&#x61;h&#x6e;&#64;&#x69;&#100;&#x69;&#118;&#x2e;&#100;&#x65;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                    <div class=\"pb-0   mod_bild  col-md-6 offset-md-2 pos_top\">\n                            <div class=\"bildrepeater \" id=\"\">\n    <div class=\"relativ\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsiv desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idiv.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-Screenshot-image-of-an-elephant-climbing-the-rock-pools-in-Samburu-National-Reserve-\u00a9-Robbie-Labanowski_Save-the-Elephants_16_9-e1782998139453.jpg\" height=\"\" width=\"\" alt=\"idiv-An alephant climbing the rock pools in Samburu National Reserve_Robbie Labanowski_16_9\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsiv mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idiv.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-Screenshot-image-of-an-elephant-climbing-the-rock-pools-in-Samburu-National-Reserve-\u00a9-Robbie-Labanowski_Save-the-Elephants_16_9-e1782998139453.jpg\" height=\"\" width=\"\" alt=\"idiv-An alephant climbing the rock pools in Samburu National Reserve_Robbie Labanowski_16_9\"\/><a href=\"#\" class=\"cr\" role=\"button\">\n<svg  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\">\n    <rect id=\"BG\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" rx=\"11\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n    <g id=\"Wrapper\" transform=\"translate(-1 -1)\">\n        <g id=\"Icon_material-copyright\" data-name=\"Icon material-copyright\">\n            <circle id=\"Ellipse_30\" data-name=\"Ellipse 30\" cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"8\" transform=\"translate(4 4)\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n            <path id=\"Icon_material-copyright-2\" data-name=\"Icon material-copyright\" d=\"M9.464,10.088a2.045,2.045,0,0,1,.24-.7,1.4,1.4,0,0,1,.472-.5,1.42,1.42,0,0,1,.728-.184,1.45,1.45,0,0,1,.5.1,1.29,1.29,0,0,1,.416.288,1.54,1.54,0,0,1,.272.424,1.4,1.4,0,0,1,.112.512H13.64a2.864,2.864,0,0,0-.224-1.032,2.4,2.4,0,0,0-.56-.808,2.613,2.613,0,0,0-.864-.528,3.09,3.09,0,0,0-1.112-.184,3.127,3.127,0,0,0-1.36.272,2.751,2.751,0,0,0-.96.736,3.007,3.007,0,0,0-.568,1.088A4.685,4.685,0,0,0,7.8,10.9v.216a4.684,4.684,0,0,0,.184,1.312,2.908,2.908,0,0,0,.568,1.08,2.731,2.731,0,0,0,.96.728,3.246,3.246,0,0,0,1.36.272,3.051,3.051,0,0,0,1.056-.184,2.729,2.729,0,0,0,.864-.5,2.442,2.442,0,0,0,.592-.752,2.153,2.153,0,0,0,.24-.92H12.192a1.139,1.139,0,0,1-.12.464,1.177,1.177,0,0,1-.288.368,1.26,1.26,0,0,1-.416.24,1.589,1.589,0,0,1-.48.08,1.359,1.359,0,0,1-.712-.184,1.4,1.4,0,0,1-.472-.5,2.09,2.09,0,0,1-.24-.7,5.392,5.392,0,0,1-.064-.8V10.9a5.33,5.33,0,0,1,.064-.808ZM11,3a8,8,0,1,0,8,8A8,8,0,0,0,11,3Zm0,14.4A6.4,6.4,0,1,1,17.4,11,6.408,6.408,0,0,1,11,17.4Z\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\" fill=\"#4d4d4d\"\/>\n        <\/g>\n    <\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<span>Robbie Labanowski, Save the Elephant<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"bu\">Der Energiebedarf der verschiedenen Routen, die Hannibals Elefanten gegangen sein k\u00f6nnten, unterscheidet sich deutlich. 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