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Cannae , ārum, f., = Κάνναι (Κάννα, Polyb.),
I.a village in Apulia, north of Canusium, famous for the victory of Hannibal over the Romans; it lay on the east side of the Aufidus (which is hence called Amnis Canna by Marcius vates ap. Liv. 25, 12, 5), now Canne, id. 22, 44, 1 sq. (Polyb. 3, 113); Flor. 2, 6, 15; Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89: “Cannarum pugna,” Liv. 23, 43, 4; Sil. 9, 10.—Appellative: “Capuam Hannibali Cannas fuisse,” a second Cannœ, Liv. 23, 45, 4; Flor. 2, 6, 21. —
II. Deriv.: Cannensis , e, adj., of Cannœ, Cannensian: “pugna,” Liv. 23, 1, 1; 23, 1, 11; Prop. 3 (4), 3, 10.al.: “acies,” Liv. 23, 18, 13: “calamitas,” Cic. Brut. 3, 12: “clades,” Liv. 22, 50, 1; 25, 12, 5; 23, 30, 11: “ruina,” id. 23, 25, 3: “dies,” Flor. 4, 12, 35: “exercitus,” which was cut to pieces at Cannœ, Liv. 29, 24, 11: “animae,” of those who fell at Cannœ, Stat. S. 1, 4, 87.—Appel., of the proscription of Sulla: “te pugna Cannensis accusatorem sat bonum fecit,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 89; “and of a revel: Cannensis pugna nequitiae,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28; cf. Arn. 5, 38. —As subst.: Cannenses , ium, m., the inhabitants of Cannœ, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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