Battle of Cannae
major battle of the Second Punic War (216 BCE)
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Summary
Battle of Cannae is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,807 views/month, #29 of 7,470).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ancient Rome[3], Italy[4]
- Location: Cannae[5], Roman Italy[6]
- Part of: Second Punic War[7]
- Commons category: Battle of Cannae[8], Canne della Battaglia[9]
- Point in time: August 2, 216 BC[10]
- Participant: Gaius Calpurnius Piso[11], Lucius Aemilius Paullus[12], Gnaeus Servilius Geminus[13], Marcus Minucius Rufus[14], Hannibal[15], Hasdrubal Barca[16], Maharbal[17], Gaius Terentius Varro[18], Ancient Rome[19], Ancient Carthage[20]
- Number of participants: 86,000[21], 50,000[22]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Pauly–Wissowa[26]
- Different from: Battle of Cannae (1018)[27]
- Order of battle: encirclement[28]
Why It Matters
Battle of Cannae has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]