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Classical era · 216 BCE

Battle of Cannae

The Battle of Cannae (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. The Carthaginians and their allies, led by Hannibal, surrounded and practically annihilated a larger Roman and Italian army under the consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro.

Battle of Cannae
Battle of Cannae · File:Battle cannae destruction.gif : Frank Martini. Cartographer, Department of History, United States Military Academy. File:Battle cannae destruction.-fr.svg : User:Mr H. translation: SMP ( talk page ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
216 BCE
Where
Cannae
Era
Classical

Topics

Ancient Romec. 753 BCE – 476 CEItaly753 BCE – today

Before and after

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