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 …

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 …

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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …