Scipio Africanus
Historical Figure

Scipio Africanus

Roman general and politician (236/235 – c. 183 BC)

About Scipio Africanus

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was a Roman general and statesman who was one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders and strategists of all time, his crowning achievement was the defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which earned him the honorific epithet Africanus.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

War264 BCE – 146 BCE

Punic Wars

Three wars between Rome and Carthage spanning over a century, culminating in the total destruction of Carthage and establishing Rome as the dominant power of the western Mediterranean.