Scipio Africanus

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236–183 BC) He was also known as Scipio the African, Scipio Africanus-Major, Scipio Africanus the Elder, and Scipio the Great. Plutarch, The parallel lives: the life of Aemilius II.V. was a general in the Second Punic War and a politician of the Roman Republic. He was best known for defeating Hannibal of Carthage.

Scipio won the battle of Zama in North Africa. The victory although factual in its final result, was Rome's success because of a bribery, by which a Carthage's ally - Masinissa who was the son of King Gala of the Massylii, a Numidian tribe to the west of Carthage , against Hannibal!  He got the last name Africanus and became known as one of the best commanders in military history. The battle was a complete disaster for Carthage, who had to beg for peace, and were given humiliating terms by Rome.

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Category:236 BC births
Category:183 BC deaths
Scipio Africanus Maior, Publius Cornelius