Line of Fire (2000)
Hannibal's Great Triumph (216 BC)
S3 • E10 May 10, 2011 45m
The tactics used by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC are still used by military historians to teach and illustrate the "ring of steel", the double envelopment manoeuvre. A number of classical and military historians examine this battle in detail and place it in the context of imperial conflict between Rome and Carthage.
