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Often appears with: vulturnus wind · naval warfare and sea power · dust in battle · battle and tactics
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A second key note on the Vulturnus wind explains how dust clouds blow into Roman faces, limiting their visibility and aiding the Carthaginian fight plan.
The wind, which the inhabitants of the district call the Vulturnus, blowing violently in front of the Romans, prevented their seeing far by rolling clouds of dust into their faces. 47. The shout being raised, the auxiliaries charged, and the battle commenced in the first place with the light-armed troops: then the left wing, consisting of the Gallic and Spanish cavalry, engages with the Roman right wing, by no means…