Battle of Cannae
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Battle of Cannae has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Nov 2025).
The Battle of Cannae was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought on 2 August 216 BC near the ancient village of Cannae in Apulia, southeast Italy. The Carthaginians and their allies, led by Hannibal, surrounded and practically annihilated a larger Roman and Italian army under the consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. It is regarded as one of the greatest tactical feats in military history and one of the worst defeats in Roman
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on The Rest Is History |
Who talks about Battle of Cannae on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Battle of Cannae; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- 1940: The Battle of France (Documentary) on The Rest Is History (Nov 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Battle of Cannae mentioned alongside?
Battle of Cannae is most often mentioned alongside Army Group A, General Maxim Weygand and Belgium.
Mentioned together: Army Group A, General Maxim Weygand, Belgium, Copenhagen, Czechoslovakia, Cher (biography/memoir), Flanders, Murdoch: Death in the Family, King Haakon VII, Germany