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Great Battles Of The World – Cannae

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The Battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War that took place on 2 August 216 BC in Apulia, in southeast Italy. The army of Carthage, under Hannibal, surrounded and decisively defeated a larger army of the Roman Republic under the consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. It is regarded both as one of the greatest tactical feats in military history and as one of the worst defeats in Roman history.

2nd August 216 BC, Cannae. Test your knowledge of the battle.

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  • Question of

    Which two sides were involved in the Battle of Cannae?

    • Gaul and Rome
    • Rome and Carthage
    • Carthage and Egypt
    • Egypt and Gaul
  • Question of

    A year before the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal had ambushed and destroyed 40,000 soldiers under Gaius Flaminius at which battle?

    • Trebia
    • Cissa
    • Zama
    • Lake Trasimene
  • Question of

    At Cannae, Hannibal executed a brilliant use of which battlefield tactic?

    • Fire and Maneuver
    • Ambush
    • Square formation
    • Double Envelopment
  • Question of

    Which of these peoples did NOT march with Hannibal during his invasion of Rome?

    • Spaniards
    • Britons
    • Gauls
    • Numidians
  • Question of

    Varro, the less experienced of the two Roman commanders, believed that the battle with Hannibal would be a walkover for what reason?

    • His forces outnumbered Hannibal’s by almost 2 to 1
    • They had more experienced cavalry
    • They held high ground on the banks of the river
    • The Carthaginians were tired
  • Question of

    Hannibal fielded two units of cavalry at Cannae. His elite Numidian Light Horseman on his right, and his heavy cavalry on his left. Who was in command of this heavy cavalry?

    • Fedarub
    • Noone
    • Usterbul
    • Hasdrubal
  • Question of

    Why was Hannibal in Cannae in the first place?

    • The Carthaginian Army was lost
    • He was retreating
    • He was attempting to raise a rebellion
    • In order to seize Roman grain supplies
  • Question of

    What was the name of the javelin that the Roman infantry would have carried at Cannae?

    • Pilum
    • Ouien
    • Mipre
    • Jeyso

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