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Battle of Cannae

BelligerentsRoman RepublicCarthageCommanders and leadersGaius Terentius VarroLucius Aemilius Paullus†Servilius Geminus†TuditanusGaius OctaviusHannibalMago BarcaGisgoHannoHasdrubalMaharbalStrengthTotal: 86,40015,000 light infantryVelites55,000 infantry25,000 Romans30,000 allies6,400 cavalry2,400 Roman cavalry4,000 allied cavalry10,000 allied garrisonTotal: 50,0008,000 light infantry6,000 skirmishers2,000 Balearic slingers32,000 infantry21,000 Gauls3,000 Hispanics8,000 Libyans10,000 cavalry4,000 Numidian cavalry2,000 Hispanic cavalry4,000 Gallic cavalryCasualties and losses67,500–80,000Livy48,200 killed19,300 captured14,000+ escapedPolybius70,000 killed10,000 captured3,000 escaped5,700–8,000Livy8,000 killedPolybius5,700 killedThe Battle of Cannae (; Latin:) 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.

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