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The Battle of Cannae (/ ˈ k æ n i,-eɪ,-aɪ /; Latin: [ˈkanːae̯]) was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought on 2 August 216 BC near the ancient village of Cannae in Apulia, southeast Italy.
Aug 2, 2016 · Ancient Rome’s Darkest Day: The Battle of Cannae. Republican Rome was pushed to the brink of collapse on August 2, 216 B.C., when the Carthaginian general Hannibal annihilated at least 50,000...
Jul 5, 2024 · Battle of Cannae, (August 216 bce), battle fought near the ancient village of Cannae, in southern Apulia (modern Puglia), southeastern Italy, between the forces of Rome and Carthage during the Second Punic War. The Romans were crushed by the African, Gallic, and Celtiberian troops of Hannibal, with.
Mar 24, 2020 · The Battle of Cannae (2 August 216 BCE) was the decisive victory of the Carthaginian army over Roman forces at Cannae, southeast Italy, during the Second Punic War (218-202 BCE).
Apr 19, 2021 · The Battle of Cannae fought in the summer of 216 BC, resulted in a decisive and catastrophic defeat for the Roman army, marking it as one of the most significant victories for Hannibal and the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War.
Jun 12, 2006 · At Cannae (Barletta, Italy, today), the Romans were determined to crush Hannibal’s center. They formed extremely deep battle lines in order to bring maximum pressure to bear against the middle of the Carthaginian line. On the Roman right, the legion cavalry, some 2,400 strong, faced Hannibal’s Spaniards and Celts, totaling 7,000.
Dates: 2nd August 216 BC. Place: Cannae, Italy. Belligerents: The Army of Carthage and the Roman Republic. Described variously as ‘one of the most pivotal battles in Western history’, ‘Ancient Rome’s darkest day’ and ‘one of the most spectacular military victories of all time’, the Battle of Cannae fought between the forces of ...
Jun 19, 2023 · The new hero of Rome, Scipio Africanus, formed the nucleus of his army with the survivors of Cannae, who had been humiliatingly exiled to Sicily after their defeat, but won redemption at the decisively fought battle of Zama in 202 BC.
The forces met at Cannae – a few miles inland of the Apulian coast north-west of Bari – where Hannibal trapped his enemy in a pincer movement. Polybius says that 70,000 Roman soldiers were slaughtered in the dust; Livy puts the number at 43,000.
Battle of Cannae, (216 bc) Major battle near the ancient village of Cannae, in Apulia, southeastern Italy, during the Second Punic War. The Romans, with 80,000 men, met the 50,000 Carthaginian and allied African, Gallic, and Spanish troops under Hannibal’s command and were crushed by them.
