Total War History: Battle of Cannae ( Part 5, 5)

Tactically the battle has been but the killing has only just begun We will now have to consider just how the Romans, who still significantly outnumbered their opponents, were massacred so onesidedly. (Scene of Cannae in military academy is from the mini series Forward Unto Dawn) Documentary Sources: The Ghosts of Cannae by Robert L. O Connell The Fall of Carthage by Adrian Goldsworthy In the Name of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy Soldiers and Ghosts by J. E. Lendon A special thanks to