202 BC
Battle of Zama
Scipio defeated Hannibal at Zama, securing Rome's victory in the Second Punic War.
- Time period
- 202 BC
- Region
- Tunisia
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- Carthage and Rome
In 202 BC, Scipio Africanus faced Hannibal at Zama in what is now Tunisia. Roman forces repelled Carthaginian war elephants before the infantry armies clashed. Returning Roman and allied cavalry attacked Hannibal's troops from behind, deciding the battle. The defeat forced Carthage to accept peace terms that established its subordination to Rome, as described in Wikipedia.