Naraggara Naraggara was an ancient city in Africa Proconsularis located 33 kilometer northwest of modern day El Kef , Tunisia . It is considered to be the modern day town of Sakiet Sidi Youssef , also located in Tunisia . The name Naraggara , a Libyan inscription , suggests a pre - Roman origin for the city , along with the name being bilingual in Latin and Neo - Punic . Battle of Zama . Though not much is known about the ancient city itself , it receives recognition from Roman historian Livy as the site of the Second Punic War ’ s final battle , called Battle of Zama . The Romans , led by Scipio Africanus the Elder , defeated Hannibal ’ s Carthaginians and put an end to the 17 year war . The two armies found their way to Naraggara after Scipio devised a strategy to attack Carthage while Hannibal and his army were located in Italy . This was in an attempt to prevent Hannibal from defeating further Roman armies and instead be recalled to Carthage . After landing in Africa , the Roman army successfully defeated the Carthaginian army at the Battle of the Great Plains in 203 BC , which pressured the Carthaginians into offering peace . After the peace treaty was signed , the Carthaginian senate recalled Hannibal from Italy . However shortly thereafter , the agreement was breached by Carthage for attacking a Roman fleet in the Gulf of Tunis . This led to the war being resumed , with both Hannibal and Scorpio deploying troops in Africa and eventually marching toward the battle site near Naraggara , where the Second Punic War would be won by the Romans . Some note a discrepancy of where the battle was actually fought . While Livy recounted Naraggara as the historical battle site , Polybius claims it occurred at Margaron , another ancient city nearby , though the exact location is unknown . This may be supported by the fact the features described by Livy and Polybius , in regards to the site of the Battle of Zama , are nowhere to be found near modern Naraggara . After the war ’ s conclusion and ensuing treaty , Carthage was dealt harsh punishments , one of which was requiring permission from Rome to wage war . This created an issue when settling border disputes with neighboring kingdom , and Roman ally , Numidia . After repaying its debt to Rome fifty years after the Second Punic War , Carthage repelled against Numidian invaders and ultimately suffered a military defeat . This attack angered Rome because they did not give such consent to Carthage , and thus declared war . This began the Third Punic War which lasted just four years and ended with Carthage being completely destroyed and all its people enslaved . With Carthage ’ s defeat , its lands and territories , including the area encompassing Naraggara , were claimed by Rome and formed as Africa Proconsularis . Naraggara arguably remained under Roman rule until the 5th century , when Vandals conquered the area and formed their own kingdom . Today . Today , the modern town of Sakiet Sidi Youssef replaces Naraggara . It is part of the Kef Governorate in Tunisia , and has a population of 6 , 196 as of 2004 . Titular Bishop - elect . His Excellency , the Most Reverend Bishop - elect Andrew Peter Wypych , one of two Auxiliary Bishop s - elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago to be ordained to the episcopacy in the summer of 2011 , is also the Titular Bishop - elect of the Titular See of Naraggara .