CANNAE

Cannae

(noun) ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Cannae

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

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