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„O Kanny, Kanny" Bitwa pod Kannami według Zonarasa (9.1.9-16).

In his work Epitome historiarum, John Zonaras, a twelfth- century Byzantine chronicler, presents the battle of Cannae of 216 B.C. Relying probably on fragments of Cassius Dion's text which are lost today, he depicts the quite unusual image of a grief- stricken Hannibal. This article contains a comme...

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Published in:Scripta Classica Vol. 16; pp. 9 - 21
Main Authors: ILewandowski, Andrzej, Matusiak, Patrycja
Format: Article
Published: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Slaskiego 2019
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Zonaras, John
Battle of Cannae, Italy, 216 B.C.
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Punic wars
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Summary:In his work Epitome historiarum, John Zonaras, a twelfth- century Byzantine chronicler, presents the battle of Cannae of 216 B.C. Relying probably on fragments of Cassius Dion's text which are lost today, he depicts the quite unusual image of a grief- stricken Hannibal. This article contains a commentary and translation of Zonaras' version of this part of his history of the Second Punic War.