Usually means: Ancient battle, Romans heavily defeated.
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▸ noun:  (historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

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Cumae, Actium, Peucetii, Samnium, Paestum, Punic War, picene, Transpadane Gaul, Aetna, Parthenope, more...

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second, modern, new, proud, ancient, true, real, colossal, perfect, southern

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Similar:
Cumae, Actium, Peucetii, Samnium, Paestum, Punic War, picene, Transpadane Gaul, Aetna, Parthenope, more...

Types:
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, more...

Phrases:
Battle of Cannae, more...

Adjectives:
second, modern, new, proud, ancient, true, real, colossal, perfect, southern



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