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The Battle of Cannae: Rome's Worst Military Disaster
In 216 BCE, at Cannae in southern Italy, Hannibal Barca achieved what many still consider the greatest tactical victory in military history: the complete annihilation of a Roman army nearly twice its size. Lucas and Luna explore how the Carthaginian general used a double envelopment that became a template for generals from Napoleon to the German Schlieffen Plan. They discuss the Roman command structure that led to disaster, the staggering casualties (estimates say 50,000-70,000 Romans died in a single day), and how Rome's refusal to surrender after such a catastrophe shaped its identity…
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