"We went back to the Roman fight against the Carthaginians in the Battle of Cannae where the Romans got caught in a encirclement by Hannibal and just slaughtered," explained "Game of Thrones ...

But this was ridiculous. I came seeking to understand one of the most important battles in all of Western History, the Battle of Cannae. Fought in 216 BC, this was the Big One. This was the battle ...

The Battle of Cannae occurred on August 2, 216 BCE in southeast Italy between Carthaginian forces led by Hannibal Barca and Roman forces led by Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro.

In the last century Cannae has acquired added significance. The quintessential annihilation battle of encirclement, it has become a benchmark for overwhelming operational success. Its long shadow ...

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Still, the Battle of Cannae marked a stunning victory for Carthage over Rome. Hannibal and his army enveloped a larger Roman army, annihilating it and killing more Romans in one day than the ...