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"A moment of silence: Today, August 2, in 216 BC, Carthaginian forces destroyed a Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.
Using a faint retreat in the center of his battle line, Hannibal led the Romans to believe that his forces were in retreat. The Roman pursued into a trap; the Carthaginian center rallied and faced the Romans after the Carthaginian left and right had advanced to strike the Roman flanks. The Carthaginians soon completely surrounded the Romans and slaughtered 50,000 of them." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Using a faint retreat in the center of his battle line, Hannibal led the Romans to believe that his forces were in retreat. The Roman pursued into a trap; the Carthaginian center rallied and faced the Romans after the Carthaginian left and right had advanced to strike the Roman flanks. The Carthaginians soon completely surrounded the Romans and slaughtered 50,000 of them." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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