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Ghost of Cannae suggests some Roman armies vanished during Hannibal's jaunt around Italy with the sources whitewashing possible defeats. What are the 'lost' major battles of the ancient world, and could there be something as big as Cannae we know nothing about?

by /u/shallowblue in /r/AskHistorians

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