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Battle of Cannae

29 Jul 216 a. C. · 41.31° N, 16.13° E

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29 Jul 216 a. C.
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Batalla
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41.31° N, 16.13° E
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major battle of the Second Punic War (216 BCE)

Battle of Cannae

Largest battle of the Second Punic War (216 BC)

The Battle of Cannae 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.

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