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19th October 202 BCE: Roman Republic defeats Carthage at the Battle of Zama

19th October 2022
Tagged as: Carthage, Cavalry, Elephant, Hannibal, Mediterranean, Roman Empire, Rome, Scipio, Second Punic War

After seventeen years, the Second Punic War was finally brought to an end with the decisive victory of the Roman general and consul Scipio Africanus over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.

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19th October 202 BCE: Roman Republic defeats Carthage at the Battle of Zama

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