00:00In 216 BC, during the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal confronted a Roman army at Cannae.
00:06in southern Italy.
00:07Despite the numerical inferiority generally attributed to his troops, he organized his deployment in such a way as to draw the Romans towards
00:14the center of its line.
00:15The Carthaginian wings then closed around the Roman forces, achieving an encirclement that has become famous in military history.
00:22The Battle of Cannae has been studied for centuries for its mastery of the terrain and troop movements.
00:27She points out that a victory does not depend solely on the number of soldiers.
