Battle of Geronium as their patrons. Fabius, for his part, did not humiliate Minucius for the debacle, and allowed him all the honors due to his position. Both Romans and Carthaginians then went to winter quarters, and no large actions were fought during the winter. After the term of Fabius as dictator expired in December of 217 BC, the army was turned over to the incoming consuls Attilus Regulus and Servillus Geminus. The armies of Carthage and Rome remained in Geronium until June 216 BC, when Hannibal decided to start for Cannae. Battle of Geronium The Battle of Geronium or Gerunium took place
Cannae Cannen(sis) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank, "with an archiepiscopal exception : Cannae Cannae (now Canne della Battaglia) is an ancient village of the Apulia region of south east Italy. It is a "frazione" (civil parish) of the "comune" (municipality) of Barletta, a former bishopric and presently a Latin Catholic titular see. It is situated near the river Aufidus (the modern Ofanto), on a hill on the right (i.e., south) bank, southwest from its mouth, and 9 km southwest from Barletta. It is primarily known for the Battle of Cannae, in which