Scipio’s African Campaign, 204-202 BC
The last years of the 3rd Century BC saw the finale to the 2nd Punic War, a war of supremacy between Rome and Carthage. Under the leadership of Publius Cornelius Scipio, Roman forces would mount a daring overseas expedition to Africa, defeat the great Carthaginian general Hannibal, and achieve what previous invasions could not – eliminate Carthage as a power. In doing so, the victory of Scipio ‘Africanus’ heralded 6 centuries of Roman Mediterranean dominance.
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