Battle of Cannae

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. It is regarded as one of the greatest tactical feats in military history and one of the worst defeats in Roman history, and it cemented Hannibal's reputation as one of antiquity's greatest tacticians.

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1018 Battle of Cannae (1018)

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1041 Battle of Montemaggiore

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1502 Siege of Canosa di Puglia

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1502 Barletta Challenge

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1503 Battle of Cerignola

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The battle of Cannae

Annibale a Canne

Dood van Lucius Aemilius Paulus I Paolo Emilio moribondo alla Battaglia di Canne, ricusa il cavallo che gli offre il Tribuno Lentulo, volendo morire frà la strage de' suoi Romani (titel op object) Geschiedenis van het , RP-P-1929-223

Punti storici d’Italia campo della battaglia di Canne

Il moderno, battaglia di canne, 1503-1504

Schieramento iniziale battaglia di Canne

65 of 'Great Captains. A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick and Napoleon' (11107845455)

71 of 'Great Captains. A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick and Napoleon' (11293187993)

Romuleon-BnF365-fol. 89, Bataille de Tarente

Il moderno, battaglia di canne, 1503 ca.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	208	Battle of Canusium	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	215	Battle of Cannae	Maharbal, Ancient Carthage, Hannibal, battle, Hasdrubal Barca, Gaius Terentius Varro, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Ancient Rome, Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Marcus Minucius Rufus, Gaius Calpurnius Piso	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1018	Battle of Cannae (1018)	Byzantine Empire, Lombards, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1041	Battle of Montemaggiore	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1502	Siege of Canosa di Puglia	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1502	Barletta Challenge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1503	Battle of Cerignola	Kingdom of France, battle, Catholic Monarchy	Wikidata
commons	image		The battle of Cannae		Commons
commons	image		Annibale a Canne		Commons
commons	image		Dood van Lucius Aemilius Paulus I Paolo Emilio moribondo alla Battaglia di Canne, ricusa il cavallo che gli offre il Tribuno Lentulo, volendo morire frà la strage de' suoi Romani (titel op object) Geschiedenis van het , RP-P-1929-223		Commons
commons	image		Punti storici d’Italia campo della battaglia di Canne		Commons
commons	image		Il moderno, battaglia di canne, 1503-1504		Commons
commons	image		Schieramento iniziale battaglia di Canne		Commons
commons	image		65 of 'Great Captains. A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick and Napoleon' (11107845455)		Commons
commons	image		71 of 'Great Captains. A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick and Napoleon' (11293187993)		Commons
commons	image		Romuleon-BnF365-fol. 89, Bataille de Tarente		Commons
commons	image		Il moderno, battaglia di canne, 1503 ca.		Commons