Scipio+Africanus

Scipio Africanus
===** Scipio Africanus ( ****Publius Cornelius** other nicknames included Scipio Africanus, and Scipio the Elder **) was a general in the second Punic War. He was born in 235 BC. He defeated Hannibal in Zama (202BC) at the end of the second Punic War, which was his best known achivement. He was recognized as one of the finest commanders in military history.** In his later years he became the head of the Senate until he died in 183 BC. ===