Bust of Scipio Africanus. Photo: Wikipedia
Title:Consul
Faction:Rome
Birth:Rome, 236 BC
Death:Naples, 183 BC (aged 59)
Battles:6 – 2
Awards:1 Triumph

Scipio Africanus (Publius Cornelius Scipio)

Overall Rating

Celebrated as one ot the greatest Generals ever mainly because he was the one to defeat Romes worst enemy Hannibal. Earned the name Africanus after winning the Second Punic War. Julius Caesar.

Battle record

ResultRecordBattleYearLocation
Defeat 0 – 1Battle of Victumulae217 BCVentimiglia, Italy
Victory1 – 1Battle of New Carthage 209 BCCartagena, Spain
Victory2 – 1Battle of Baecula208 BCSanto Tomé, Spain
Victory3 – 1Battle of Ilipa206 BCSeville, Spain
Defeat3 – 2Siege of Utica204 BCBizerte, Tunisia
Victory4 – 2Battle of Utica203 BCBizerte, Tunisia
Victory5 – 2Battle of the Great Plains203 BCMedjerda River, Tunisia
Victory6 – 2Battle of Zama202 BCSiliana, Tunisia

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