Claim: Hannibal marched an army across mountains.
Evidence: One of his most famous achievements was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War , when he marched an army which included war elephants from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy.
The Alps -LRB- -LSB- ælps -RSB- Alpes -LSB- alp -RSB- Alpen -LSB- ˈalpən -RSB- Alpi -LSB- ˈalpi -RSB- Alps Alpe -LSB- ˈáːlpɛ -RSB- -RRB- are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , The Caucasus Mountains are higher , and the Urals longer , but both lie partly in Asia.
The Pyrenees -LRB- -LSB- ˈpɪrᵻniːz -RSB- Pirineos -LSB- piɾiˈneos -RSB- , Pyrénées -LSB- piʁene -RSB- , Pirineus , Pirineus -LSB- piɾiˈnɛus -RSB- , Pirenèus , Pirinioak -LSB- piˈɾinioˌak -RSB- or Auñamendiak -LSB- auˈɲamendiˌak -RSB- -RRB- is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain.