At the Battle of Cannae, did the Romans have the advantage of Gaius Marius's military reforms?:
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The Battle of Cannae in 216 BC was actually fought before Gaius Marius was born. Marius’s military reforms came about in the late 2nd century BC, considerably later than Cannae. At Cannae, the Roman army was led by Lucius Emilio Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro, and they relied heavily on their traditional tactics and legions, which ultimately fell victim to Hannibal’s brilliant double-envelopment strategy. Despite lacking Marius’s reforms, the Roman tactics at Cannae still reflected a strong reliance on professional soldiers. The legions were mostly composed of citizen soldiers, but they faced a well-trained and seasoned Carthaginian army. The lessons learned from this catastrophic defeat ultimately influenced future military strategies and reforms.
