N-gated Hacker News🚀 Someone forgot to tell this 11-minute epic about the Roman army that nobody really cares about battles from 216 BCE when it's 2025! 😂 And while we're at it, can "Skip to Content" actually skip to some content instead of this meta snooze-fest? 🙄 #AncientHistoryProblems
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The Cannae Problem
It's August 2, 216 BCE. The Roman army stands in formation under the blistering Italian sun. Eight legions strong—the largest force Rome has ever fielded—nearly 80,000 men await the order to advance. Across the plain at Cannae stands Hannibal's army, outnumbered almost two-to-one. The Roman commanders, Consuls