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Story map of the seas and lands around ancient Rome, with no words on the pictureRomeCarthageGaulEgyptBritainGreeceHispaniaGermaniaPompeiiAlexandriaJudeaConstantinoplePalmyraNorth AfricaDaciaSicilyActiumRavennaItalyCannaeAsia MinorSyria
RomeCarthageGaulEgyptBritainGreeceHispaniaGermaniaPompeiiAlexandriaJudeaConstantinoplePalmyraNorth AfricaDaciaSicilyActiumRavennaItalyCannaeAsia MinorSyria

Cannae

Cannae was a battlefield in southeast Italy. Hannibal won a stunning fight here.

More to know

Rome lost a huge number of soldiers in one day. The city did not surrender. The story is famous because a smaller army trapped a bigger one.

What happened here

  • 216 BC

    The battle

    Hannibal’s army surrounded the Romans at Cannae. It was one of Rome’s worst days.

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