GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Hasdrubal
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Cato the Elder
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Scipio Africanus
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Scipio Aemilianus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of Zama, (202 bce), victory of the Romans led by Scipio Africanus the Elder over the Carthaginians commanded by Hannibal.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the end, despite his extraordinary accomplishments as a general, Hannibal lost Zama because he could neither match the strategic prowess of Scipio Africanus, nor find a way to overcome his Roman adversary’s tactics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Often regarded as one of the best military commanders and strategists of all time, his greatest military achievement was the defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. This victory in Africa earned him the epithet Africanus, literally meaning “the African, ‘’ but meant to be understood as a conqueror of Africa.