The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC in what is now Tunisia between a Roman army commanded by Scipio Africanus and a Carthaginian army commanded by Hannibal. The battle was part of the Second Punic War and resulted in such a severe defeat for the Carthaginians that they capitulated, while Hannibal was forced into exile.

Year 202 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Geminus and Nero (or, less frequently, year 552 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 202 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar eras became the prevalent method in Europe for ...

2025年3月4日 · Battle of Zama, victory (202 BCE) of the Romans led by Scipio Africanus the Elder over the Carthaginians commanded by Hannibal. The last and decisive battle of the Second Punic War, it effectively ended both Hannibal’s command of Carthaginian forces and also Carthage’s chances to significantly oppose Rome.

2020年3月26日 · 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...

2023年1月30日 · On a summer’s day in 202 BC, Roman forces and their Carthaginian counterparts met on the open fields of Zama (located in modern-day Tunisia) to wrestle each other for supreme dominance over the Mediterranean region.

Battle of Zama, (202 bc)Engagement in which the Romans under Scipio Africanus the Elder decisively defeated the Carthaginians led by Hannibal, ending the Second Punic War. As the Romans marched on Carthage, Hannibal returned from Italy to defend the city. He was overwhelmed by a combined force of Romans and Numidians under Masinissa.

The Battle of Zama, fought in 202 BC, stands as one of the most significant military engagements of the ancient world. This climactic confrontation between the Roman Republic and Carthage effectively ended the Second Punic War, a 17-year struggle that had seen the fortunes of both empires rise and fall dramatically.

Roman and Numidian forces under the laedership of the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio and his Numidian ally, Masinissa, defeat a combined army of Carthaginians and their Numidian allies under the command of Hannibal and forces Carthage to capitulate. Hannibal loses 20,000 men in the defeat, but he is able to escape Masinissa's pursuit.

2006年9月5日 · In the fall of 202 bc, two mighty armies and two hitherto-undefeated generals squared off for one of history’s most critical battles. At stake was world dominion for the Romans and survival as a sovereign power for the once-powerful Carthaginians.

The Battle of Zama, fought in 202 BC, marked the decisive confrontation between the forces of Rome, led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, and Carthage, led by Hannibal Barca, during the Second Punic War.