Editing Cannae (section)

== History ==
It is primarily known for the [[Battle of Cannae]], in which the numerically superior Roman army suffered a disastrous defeat by [[Hannibal]] in 216{{nbsp}}BC. There is a considerable controversy as to whether the battle took place on the right or the left bank of the river.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

In later times the place became a {{lang|la|[[municipium]]}}, and the remains of an unimportant Roman town still exist upon the hill known as {{lang|it|Monte di Canne}}. In the [[Middle Ages]], probably after the destruction of {{lang|it|[[Canosa di Puglia]]|italic=no}} in the 9th century, it became a [[bishopric]], and again saw military action in the [[Battle of Cannae (1018)|second battle of Cannae]], twelve centuries after the more famous one (1018). The Byzantine {{lang|la|[[catapan]]}}, {{lang|la|[[Basil Boioannes|Basilios Bojoannes]]|italic=no}}, successfully drove off the invading Lombard and Norman army.<ref>Gordon S. Brown, ''The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily,'' (London: McFarland 2003), p. 22.</ref> The town was wrecked in 1083 by [[Robert Guiscard]], who left only the cathedral and bishop's residence,<ref>Benigni, Umberto. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15016d.htm "Trani and Barletta."] The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. Retrieved: 26 November 2022.</ref> and was ultimately destroyed in 1276.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}