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Cannae
Translation of "cannae" into Russian
Cannae
Proper noun
UK
/ˈkæni/
US
/ˈkæni/
Cannae
Refers to a specific ancient village in Apulia, Italy, and by extension to the historic battle fought there.
Историческая местность и название сражения; употребляется в форме множественного числа
The ruins of Cannae lie on a low hill overlooking the Apulian plain.
Руины Канн находятся на низком холме, возвышающемся над Апулийской равниной.
Definitions
Cannae
Proper noun
UK
/ˈkæni/
US
/ˈkæni/
An ancient village in Apulia, southeastern Italy, near the river Aufidus (Ofanto).
The ruins of Cannae lie on a low hill overlooking the Apulian plain.
A decisive battle fought in 216 BC during the Second Punic War, in which Hannibal's Carthaginian army encircled and destroyed a much larger Roman force.
Military historians still analyse Cannae as a classic example of double envelopment.