WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of Zama, (202 bce), victory of the Romans led by Scipio Africanus the Elder over the Carthaginians commanded by Hannibal. The last and decisive battle of the Second Punic War, it effectively ended both Hannibal’s command of Carthaginian forces and also Carthage ‘s chances to significantly oppose Rome.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 203 B.C., Hannibal abandoned the struggle in Italy to defend North Africa, and he suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of Publius Cornelius Scipio at Zama the following year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scipio Africanus wins the battle of Ilipa in Spain. Scipio Africanus wins two battles and besieges Utica in North Africa. Scipio Africanus sails to North Africa in the Second Punic War. Scipio Africanus attacks the two camps of Syphax and Gisgo in North Africa and destroys their armies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Punic War saw Roman troops, led by Scipio Africanus, defeat Hannibal after his stunning invasion of Italy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carthaginian defeats in Hispania prevented Hannibal from being reinforced, and he was unable to win a decisive victory. A counter-invasion of North Africa, led by Roman General Scipio Africanus, forced him to return to Carthage. Hannibal was eventually defeated at the Battle of Zama, ending the war in a Roman victory.