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  1. Battle of ZamaPart of the Second Punic War
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    Battle of Zama - Wikipedia
    Date202 BC
    LocationZama, North Africa (near modern Siliana, Tunisia)
    ResultRoman victory
    The End of a War
    The End of a War
    Scipio vs Hannibal: The Battle of Zama
    Scipio vs Hannibal: The Battle of Zama
    Overview

    The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC in what is now Tunisia between a Roman army commanded by Scipio Africanus and a Carthaginian army commanded by Hannibal. The battle was part of the Second Punic War and … See more

    Primary sources

    The main source for almost every aspect of the Punic Wars is the historian Polybius (c. 200 – c. 118 BC), a Greek sent to Rome in 167 BC as a hostage. His works include a now largely lost manual on military tactics, but he is be… See more

    Background

    The First Punic War was fought between the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC: Carthage and Rome. The war lasted for 23 years, from 264 to 241 BC, before the Carthaginia… See more

    Roman preparations

    In 206 BC Scipio left Iberia and returned to Italy. There he was elected to the senior position of consul in early 205 BC, despite being aged 31 when the minimum age for the office was 42. Scipio was already anticipatin… See more

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