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Cannae

noun
1.
Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC.





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... the illustrations of Roman glory, and declared that the cause of advancing Hannibal was just, and that Carthage ought to be dealt with in terms of peace? What would have been thought if, after the battle of Cannae, a Senator there had risen in his place and denounced every levy of the Roman People, every expenditure of its treasure, and every appeal to the old recollections and ...
— The Great Conspiracy, Complete • John Alexander Logan


Words linked to "Cannae" :   Punic War, pitched battle, Italia, Italian Republic, Italy


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