Battle of Cannae savage criticism meted out to other commanders. Samuels doubts whether Varro would have been received with such warmth had he been in command. Gregory Daly notes that, in the Roman military, the right was always the place of command. He suggests that at the Battle of Zama Hannibal was quoted saying that he had fought Paullus at Cannae and concludes that it is impossible to be sure who was in command on the day. Battle of Cannae The Battle of Cannae () was a major battle of the Second Punic War that took place on 2 August 216 BC in
Ancient aesthetics (1345 A.D – 1521 A.D), The Romans (550 BC – 465 B.C,) the Persians (550 BC – 465 B.C), Chinese civilization (1600 BCE-1046 BCE,) Mayan civilization (2600 BC-900 A.D,) Ancient Egypt (3100 BCE-2686 BCE), Indus Valley civilization (3300 BC -1900 BC) and Mesopotamia (3500 BC -500 BC.) Ancient or archaic Greece is classified as the time period between 800 B.C. and 500 B.C. Beauty in ancient Greece (800-300 BCE) was referred to as κάλλος. The history of ancient Greek aesthetics spans centuries.Philosophical theories of beauty through this era fall under categories of proportion, functionality and the Form. Influence of beauty