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Battle of the Great Plains

203 BCE · 3rd century BCE · Also known as Battle of Campi Magni · Part of the Second Punic War

The Battle of the Great Plains was fought in 203 BCE in the Bagradas valley of North Africa, in present-day Tunisia. Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian and Numidian army under Hasdrubal Gisco and Syphax, which included about 4,000 Celtiberian mercenaries who fought to the last. The defeat led Carthage to recall Hannibal from Italy.

Battle of the Great Plains
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of the Great Plains. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-the-great-plains
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