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Can the Guessarium name the Battle of Cannae?
Think of Battle of Cannae and answer yes or no. The Guessarium closes in, usually in under fifteen questions. On August 2, 216 BCE, Hannibal's Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force at Cannae in southern Italy, inflicting one of the worst defeats in Roman military history. You'll see play statistics here once real games have been recorded.
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What happened at the Battle of Cannae
During the Second Punic War, Hannibal Barca led Carthaginian, Gallic, and allied troops against a Roman army of roughly 80,000 men commanded by consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. Using a double envelopment tactic, Hannibal's forces encircled and crushed the Roman legions on the plain near Cannae, in Apulia. Tens of thousands of Roman soldiers were killed in a single day, including Paullus, and many others were captured. The defeat shook Rome's confidence but did not end the war. Rome refused Hannibal's peace terms, rebuilt its armies, and eventually adopted a strategy of attrition that led to Carthage's defeat years later.
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When did Battle of Cannae happen?
Battle of Cannae is dated to 216 BCE.
What was Battle of Cannae?
During the Second Punic War, Hannibal Barca led Carthaginian, Gallic, and allied troops against a Roman army of roughly 80,000 men commanded by consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. Using a double envelopment tactic, Hannibal's forces encircled and crushed the Roman legions on the plain near Cannae, in Apulia. Tens of thousands of Roman soldiers were killed in a single day, including Paullus, and many others were captured. The defeat shook Rome's confidence but did not end the war. Rome refused Hannibal's peace terms, rebuilt its armies, and eventually adopted a strategy of attrition that led to Carthage's defeat years later.
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