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Members of Roman historical society "Gruppo Storico Romano" prepare to take part in a re-enactment of the "Ides of March", known also as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, in downtown Rome March 15, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

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By Sébastien Slodtz (French, 1655–1726) - Jastrow (2006), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=895615

Wrecked: How Hannibal Smashed Rome at the Battle of Cannae

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This shot was taken on the day that Thomas Taylor arrived in Vietnam to begin his service there. On the same day, his father General Maxwell Taylor, left Vietnam. 4 April 2013. U.S. Army.

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Members of Roman historical society "Gruppo Storico Romano" prepare to take part in a re-enactment of the "Ides of March", known also as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, in downtown Rome March 15, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

Was Julius Caesar Really a Military Genius?

By Sébastien Slodtz (French, 1655–1726) - Jastrow (2006), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=895615

Wrecked: How Hannibal Smashed Rome at the Battle of Cannae

By Med - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5183170

Rome Sacked: How the Barbic Gauls Won the Battle of Allia

This shot was taken on the day that Thomas Taylor arrived in Vietnam to begin his service there. On the same day, his father General Maxwell Taylor, left Vietnam. 4 April 2013. U.S. Army.

This American General Snuck Into the Heart Of Fascist Italy...And Lived

By John Trumbull (1756-1843) - Yale University Art Gallery - The Death of Paulus Aemilius at the Battle of Cannae, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40826676

How Failure at the Battle of Cannae Nearly Destroyed the Roman Republic

https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E74H1R5P01&share=true

Never Forget How Ruthlessly Rome Forged Its Empire

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The Roman Empire Achieved Its Conquests Through Brutality and Death

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