Cannae
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Cannae (mod. Canne della Battaglia), an ancient village of the Apulia region of south east Italy. It is situated near the river Aufidus (mod. Ofanto), on a hill on the right bank, 9.6 km (6 miles) southwest from its mouth, and 9 km southwest from Barletta.
It is primarily known for the Battle of Cannae, in which the Romans were defeated by Hannibal in 216 BC (see Punic Wars). There is a considerable controversy as to whether the battle took place on the right or the left bank of the river.
In later times the place became a municipium, and unimportant Roman remains still exist upon the hill known as Monte di Canne. In the Middle Ages it became a bishopric, but was destroyed in 1276.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
