Meaning | ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC. |
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Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
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Part of | Punic War | One of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome |
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Region | Italy, Italian Republic, Italia | A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula |
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Spanish | batalla de Canas, batalla de Cannas, Canas, Cannas |
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Catalan | Cannae |
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