Cannae

[ kan-ee ]

/ ˈkæn i /

an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.

Example sentences from the Web for cannae

But after Cannae we begin to divine that the stress of disaster is telling more severely on the nervous fibre of the people.

The Religious Experience of the Roman People |W. Warde Fowler
Ever and anon a fearful whisper crept among the crowd of a second Cannae won by a second Hannibal.

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo |Edward Creasy
The legions which had fought at Cannae were the fifth and sixth.

History of Rome, Vol III |Titus Livius
The horse and foot of the allies, of the Latin confederacy, he also chose out of the army of Cannae.

History of Rome, Vol III |Titus Livius

This last hour my legs have been fainting under me; I've a stitch in my side like a red-hot iron; I cannae breathe right.

Kidnapped |Robert Louis Stevenson

Cannae

/ (ˈkæniː) /

an ancient city in SE Italy: scene of a victory by Hannibal over the Romans (216 bc)