Battle of Cannae

major battle of the Second Punic War (216 BCE)
Event battle Q179591
Battle of Cannae
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Battle of Cannae

Summary

Battle of Cannae is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,068 views/month, #29 of 7,470).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Cannae is in the country of Ancient Rome[3].
  • Battle of Cannae's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • The location of Battle of Cannae was Cannae[5].
  • Battle of Cannae took place at Roman Italy[6].
  • Battle of Cannae is part of Second Punic War[7].
  • Battle of Cannae's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Cannae[8].
  • Battle of Cannae's Commons category is recorded as Canne della Battaglia[9].
  • Battle of Cannae occurred on August 2, 216 BC[10].
  • Battle of Cannae's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.306388888889, 'lon': 16.1325}[11].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Cannae was Gaius Calpurnius Piso[12].
  • A participant in Battle of Cannae was Lucius Aemilius Paullus[13].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Cannae was Gnaeus Servilius Geminus[14].
  • A participant in Battle of Cannae was Marcus Minucius Rufus[15].
  • A participant in Battle of Cannae was Hannibal[16].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Cannae was Hasdrubal Barca[17].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Cannae was Maharbal[18].
  • A participant in Battle of Cannae was Gaius Terentius Varro[19].
  • A participant in Battle of Cannae was Ancient Rome[20].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Cannae was Ancient Carthage[21].
  • Battle of Cannae involved {'amount': '+86000'} participants[22].
  • Battle of Cannae involved {'amount': '+50000'} participants[23].
  • Battle of Cannae's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24].
  • Battle of Cannae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Battle of Cannae's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Battle of Cannae's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[27].

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When and Where

Battle of Cannae took place on August 2, 216 BC[10]. Recorded location include Cannae[5] and Roman Italy[6]. It is in the country of Ancient Rome[3].

Context

Battle of Cannae is part of Second Punic War[7]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Gaius Calpurnius Piso[12], Lucius Aemilius Paullus[13], Gnaeus Servilius Geminus[14], Marcus Minucius Rufus[15], Hannibal[16], and Hasdrubal Barca[17]. Recorded number of participants include {'amount': '+86000'}[22] and {'amount': '+50000'}[23].

Why It Matters

Battle of Cannae ranks in the top 0.39% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,068 views/month, #29 of 7,470).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Calpurnii. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Histories. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Histories. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Histories. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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