The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.E.)
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Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via PrejudiceNeutrino/YouTube_Channels · 91% confidenceAnimates Hannibal's double envelopment at Cannae step by step, showing how a weaker centre and strong wings trapped a far larger Roman army; drawn from Polybius and Livy.
What you'll learn
How Hannibal encircled and destroyed a larger Roman army at Cannae.
Video by Historia Civilis, played through YouTube's embedded player.
Part of The Punic Wars, Battles, Roman History
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