proper noun · femininefirst declension
Cannae
Cannae f pl (genitive Cannārum)
Classical[ˈkan.nae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈkan.ne]
Meaning
- feminineplurala small inland town of Apulia famous for the victory of Hannibal, situated near the right bank of the river Aufidus, now Canne della Battaglia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Cannae |
| genitive | — | Cannārum |
| dative | — | Cannīs |
| accusative | — | Cannās |
| ablative | — | Cannīs |
| vocative | — | Cannae |
| locative | — | Cannīs |
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.