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Cannae (kăn`ē), ancient village, Apulia, SE Italy, scene in 216 B.C. of Hannibal Hannibal (hăn`əbəl), b. 247 B.C., d. 183 or 182 B.C. Carthaginian general, an implacable and formidable enemy of Rome. ..... Click the link for more information. 's crushing defeat of the Romans. Hannibal's troops assumed a crescent-shaped formation to meet the Roman troops, which were especially concentrated in the center. As the Romans advanced, Hannibal by brilliant strategy managed to encircle the entire Roman force and cut it to pieces. Cannae perhaps Hannibal’s greatest victory (216 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 48] See : Battle |
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| Not since Cannae in the Second Punic War had Rome suffered such a disaster. Hannibal's clashes at the major battles of the Trebia, Lake Trasimene and Cannae are memorably rendered. In this sense, the Battle of Kulikovo Field (1380) and the Battle of Cannae (216 BC) were also strategic operations, because they radically decided (changed) the course of wars. |
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