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In 203 BC, after nearly fifteen years of fighting in Italy and with the military fortunes of Carthage rapidly declining, Hannibal was recalled to Carthage to direct the defense of his native country against a Roman invasion under Scipio Africanus.
Nov 9, 2009 · In 219 B.C., Hannibal of Carthage led an attack on Saguntum, an independent city allied with Rome, which sparked the outbreak of the Second Punic War.
Hannibal, Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity, who commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE) and who continued to oppose Rome until his death. He is perhaps best known for his crossing of the Alps to wage war on Rome.
Mar 29, 2018 · In 205 BCE he landed his forces and allied himself with the Numidian King Masinissa. He quickly took the Carthaginian city of Utica and marched on toward Carthage. Hannibal was recalled from Italy to meet this threat and the two forces met on the field in 202 BCE at the Battle of Zama.
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Mar 4, 2019 · The two met in the climactic Battle of Zama in 202 B.C. Hannibal lost the battle and the war. Carthage ceded to Rome all its territories outside Africa and disbanded its army.
Apr 2, 2014 · Over the next three years, Hannibal's army battled Scipio's forces for control of Italian territory. For most of this time, Hannibal fought with little aid from Carthage.
Mar 26, 2020 · The Battle of Zama (202 BCE) was the final engagement of the Second Punic War (218-202 BCE) at which Hannibal Barca of Carthage (l. 247-183 BCE) was defeated by Scipio Africanus of Rome (l. 236-183 BCE) ending the conflict in Rome's favor.
