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Scipio Africanus

236–183 BCE · 3rd century BCE · Also known as Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was the Roman general who defeated Carthage in the Second Punic War. He captured Carthago Nova in 209 BCE, won at Ilipa in 206 BCE, driving the Carthaginians from Iberia, and in 204 BCE invaded Africa with Masinissa as ally. His victory over Hannibal at Zama in 202 BCE ended the war.

Scipio Africanus
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PopuloniaArretiumVolaterraeRusellaeLocri EpizephyriiIlergetesContestaniEdetaniMasaesyliBarcid Iberia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Scipio Africanus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/scipio-africanus
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