PUNIC WATCH: On 2 August 216 BCE,
Hannibal Barca led the Carthaginian army to a major victory over the Romans at the
Battle of Cannae in southeast Italy. PaleoJudaica posts on the battle are collected
here and links.
Hannibal won the battle but lost the (Second Punic) war. Details at the link.
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