Feb 17, 2014 · After the victory at Cannae, Hannibal did not seem to have a cohesive plan as he had during the first phase of the war. He spent most of the time travelling between cities, and would often experience failures and frustrations when trying to win them over through negotiation of force. To me, it...

Jun 22, 2012 · After Cannae Rome had 10 legions scattered theoughout the regions. Dodge comes up with 40,000 troops in and around Rome itself! So no Hannibal had no chance of taking Rome unless they capitulated.

May 6, 2012 · 1) Despite Cannae (and Trebia and Lake Tasamine before it) the Italian city states (sans Capua) stayed loyal to Rome. Diplomacy can overcome battlefield disasters. 2) Hannibal was not given needed support, leading to the conclusion that political support for battlefield objectives are needed. 3) Citizenry needs to be behind an effort.

May 30, 2021 · The battle of Cannae (216 BC) pitting Hannibal’s Carthaginian army against an allegedly much larger Roman force in the south of Italy remains to this day a subject of fascination. As a devastating Roman defeat (perhaps the most devastating in the history of the Romans) at the hands of a clever general it feeds into the mystique of the triumph ...

Jun 20, 2011 · Rome wasn't defenseless after Cannae - Hannibal had beaten and wiped out only the smaller half of the Roman Legions (8 of 18), and the Romans soon replaced their losses through new levies; they did not even have the legions stationed overseas - in Sicily, Sardinia, and Spain - or Postumius' legions from Cisalpine Gaul return home.

Sep 4, 2014 · Indeed, I agree, attila. I believe they would have won regardless of Scipio. Roman armies and generals were better than Carthaginian armies and generals in, err, general (Hasdrubal and Mago Barca were both beaten decisively by other Roman commanders when they invaded Italy (and prior to that, too, they were defeated a large number of times by the Romans in Spain prior to Scipio Africanus ...

Nov 20, 2012 · Ever since I first studied it, I have been fascinated by the Battle of Cannae. In my opinion, it is the greatest ever demonstration of a general's tactical genius. It is just astounding how Hannibal managed to completely encircle and …

Feb 5, 2018 · Cannae worked because Paulus chose a particular offensive strategy believing his superiority in numbers was enough. As clever as Hannibal was, a more astute Roman commander might have chosen differently, and military academies lecture on different battles as great examples of battlefield tactics.

Aug 6, 2015 · However that tend to soon end with victory by the Romans a thousand years later at 1018 AD when catepan Vasileos and his troops in southern italy defeated the joint Lombard and Norman militia. However! What anybody might or may noticed this was the first roman victory of Cannae, now how significant was this?

Jan 17, 2016 · 1. Cannae Innovation: Pincer movement/double envelopment The greatest and most astonishing tactical achievement of all time. Not only did Hannibal inflict a defeat on the Roman Republic in a manner unrepeated, the battle has acquired a significant reputation in military history. As military historian Theodore Ayrault Dodge wrote: