war was underway, in which rome and carthage fought for dominance. in the mediterranean near the trebi riverly carpagenian horsemen and elephants jumped out of an ambush and trampled the infantry. but hannibal was a good strategist. he also showed the soldiers that he was fighting against the roman power, and not against all italians. after the battle, he released prisoners from among the allies of the roman army without ransom. usually they were killed or sold into slavery. as a result , most of the alpine gaul rebelled against rome and hannibal became the master of all of northern italy. however, later luck changed for carthage. the second punic war lasted 17 years and ended with the victory of rome, making it the most powerful state in the western mediterranean. on december 18, 1892 , two premieres of new works by pyotr cheikovsky took place at once, the opera iolanta ballet the nutcracker. one evening they were presented in st. petersburg at the mariinsky theater. and allanta became the composer’s last opera. the touching story of a blind girl who was healed thanks to love is one of tcha

trebi, a victory that changed the map of the region. the second punic was underway a war in which rome and carthage fought for dominance in the mediterranean. at the trebia riveregions. having decided that the victory would be easy, they went out into the open, when suddenly, out of frustration , carthaginian horsemen and elephants jumped out and trampled the infantry, but hannibal was a good strategist, he also showed the soldiers that he was fighting against the roman authorities, and not against all the italians. after the battle, he released prisoners from among the allies of the roman army without ransom. usually they were killed or sold into slavery. eventually most of the alpine gaul rebelled against rome and... the premieres of new works by pyotr cheikovsky on december 18, 1892, two operas iolanta and the ballet the nutcracker took place at once. one evening they were presented in st. petersburg at the mariinsky theater. and allanta became. the public liked the performances very much, and today the nutcracker is the main new year's illusion (tchaikovsky himself wrote about the production), a christmas ballet not only in russia, but also in many other c