Scipio Africanus
Roman general and politician (236/235–183 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236–183 BC) [3] was a general in the Second Punic War and a politician of the Roman Republic. He was best known for defeating Hannibal of Carthage.
Scipio won the battle of Zama in North Africa. He got the last name Africanus and became known as one of the best commanders in military history. The battle was a complete disaster for Carthage, who had to beg for peace, and were given humiliating terms by Rome.
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- ↑ AncientRome.ru. "THE DATABASE OF ANCIENT ART." Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ AncientRome.ru. "Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus." Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ He was also known as Scipio the African, Scipio Africanus-Major, Scipio Africanus the Elder, and Scipio the Great. Plutarch, The parallel lives: the life of Aemilius II.V.