Monday 18.30st August at XNUMX at the Castle of Barletta, on the occasion of the inauguration of the exhibition “Hannibal. A journey”, Giovanni Brizzi, author of the volume “Canne. The defeat that made Rome win", published by "Il Mulino" will tell the historical context in which the battle took place.
The story will also unfold on the descent into Italy of the Carthaginians, the composition of the forces in the field, the unfolding of the battle, highlighting the consequences on the progress of the war. Ironically, for the Romans the defeat, and the lessons they learned from it, prepared the victory which, fourteen years later, Scipio achieved over the Carthaginians at Zama. We also recall the volume by Giovanni Brizzi Annibale
Here at Cannae, Apulia, on August 2, 216 BC, during the Second Punic War, Hannibal's troops annihilated a Roman army almost twice the size. A tactical masterpiece, still studied in military academies.
