Scipio Africanus

Roman general and politician (236/235–183 BC) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scipio Africanus
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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.

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Scipio won the battle of Zama in North Africa. The victory although factual in its final result, was Rome's success because of a bribery, by which a Carthage's ally - Masinissa who was the son of King Gala of the Massylii, a Numidian tribe to the west of Carthage , against Hannibal! 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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