Decisive Battles: The Ancient World
Cannae
TV-G
S1 • E1 Jul 22, 2004 30mHannibal's victory at the Battle of Cannae, 216 BC: In a classic example of double-envelopment maneuver, an under-fortified Hannibal inflicted the greatest ever defeat on the forces of Rome, who marched eight legions strong into their surprising defeat.
