Zama, battle of

Abstract

The last battle in the Second Punic War (see Punic Wars) was fought in North Africa in autumn 202 bce, perhaps on October 19, between Hannibal and the invading Romans under Publius Scipio (afterward nicknamed Africanus; see Scipio Africanus (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus). \n \n \nKeywords: \n \nmilitary history; \nRoman history; \nwar