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Year of the Wood Rooster乙酉( at the beginning of the year Wood Monkey甲申)

Syria: 96/97 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Second Punic War

• August 2: The Carthaginian general Hannibal defeated the Romans annihilated at the Battle of Cannae.

• In the same year Hannibal is in his attempt to conquer the city of Nola, pushed back (see Second Battle of Nola).

Born

• ( to ) Aristarchus of Samothrace, Greek philosopher

Died

• Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul
• Marcus Minucius Rufus, Roman consul
• Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Roman consul