MAPS OF HISTORY · ANCIENT ROME · BATTLES AND EVENTS · Battle of CannaeAncient Rome · BATTLE SITE · 216 BC
Battle of Cannae (216 BC)
On the Ancient Rome map as “Cannae”
2 Aug 216 BC — Hannibal surrounds the largest army Rome had ever fielded in a double envelopment. Perhaps 60,000–70,000 die in an afternoon. Even after this disaster, Rome does not negotiate.
When 2 Aug 216 BC Type Battle site Chapter Second Punic War (chapter 2 of Ancient Rome)Atlas The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476 BATTLE SITE · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476 These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v0.2.1 · Natural Earth physical coastlines and rivers · Polybius, Histories 1: Sicily and the First Punic War · Polybius, Histories 3: Hannibal’s campaign
Source details Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. Selected, combined, and reprojected by Maps of History; dated adjustments are recorded per layer.. CC BY 4.0 Made with Natural Earth. Modern physical geography is a coastline/river reference, not evidence of ancient sovereignty.. Public domain Polybius, Histories, book 1 (Perseus).. Historical evidence citation; no prose or map copied Polybius, Histories, book 3 (Perseus).. Historical evidence citation; no prose or map copied Displayed geometry: -216 (s216); chapter framing: -216. The map shows the moment selected for the chapter, even when the chapter spans several events.
reconstruction: 216–213 BC source interval · reconstruction: 238 BC onward; modern shoreline reference · reconstruction: Modern physical shoreline reference · vector: -216 to -213 · vector: -218 to -211 · vector: -218 to -213 · vector: -223 to -211 · vector: -223 to -213 · vector: -225 to -204 · vector: -225 to -211 · vector: -230 to -171 · vector: -230 to -211 · vector: -230 to -92 · vector: -239 to -127 · vector: -279 to -145 · vector: -279 to -204 · vector: -630 to 337
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