Historic Battles
Cannae, Hannibal's Masterpiece
216 BC · Cannae, Apulia, Italy
FoundThe prize. The relics of Rome's worst day
Where. Cannae, Apulia, Italy
Status. Found
Where. Cannae, Apulia, Italy
Status. Found
The account
Hannibal destroyed a Roman army of eighty thousand at Cannae in 216 BC, the bloodiest day of the ancient world; the field still gives up the arms of the fallen.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Cannae, Apulia, Italy, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of Cannae, Hannibal's Masterpiece to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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