After recovering from earlier deafeats at Trebia and Trasimene, the Romans felt they needed to confront their enemy head-on.
After recovering from earlier deafeats at Trebia and Trasimene, the Romans felt they needed to confront their enemy head-on. Although Paullus and Varro commanded a numerically superior army, they fell victim to a double- envelopment tactic used by their enemy. Its aftermath saw the defections of Capua and other city-states from the  republic. This victory was ultimately in vain, though, as the commander of the winning side was never able to breach  the walls of Rome and had to return home to defend his country at the battle of Zama. FTP, what was this victory by  Hannibal that nearly ended the second punic war in favor of Carthage?
After recovering from earlier deafeats at Trebia and Trasimene, the Romans felt they needed to confront their enemy head-on.
Battle of {Cannae}