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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Publius Cornelius
Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC), also known as Scipio Africanus and Scipio
the Elder, was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the
Roman Republic. He was best known for defeating Hannibal at the final
battle of the Second Punic War at Zama, a feat that earned him the
agnomen Africanus, the nickname "the Roman Hannibal", as well as
recognition as one of the finest commanders in military history. An
earlier great display of his tactical abilities had come already at the
Battle of Ilipa. Publius Cornelius Scipio, later Africanus from his
victory at the Battle of Zama, the founder of the Africanus branch of
the Cornelii Scipiones, was born by Caesarian section into the Scipio
branch of the Cornelia gens. The birth year is calculated from a series
of statements made by multiple ancient historians of how old he was when
certain events in his life occurred.
