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Why is Scipio Africanus Considered a Military Genius for Clearing a Path for Hannibal’s Elephants? Isn’t that the Obvious Thing to Do?

September 11, 2019 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Elephants were known to wreak havoc in ancient warfare. In the case of Zama, it wasn’t a simple matter of stepping out of way and clearing a path for the elephants. Scipio wanted Hannibal to think that his elephants would be effective in disrupting the Roman lines, so he disguised the paths he was planning […]

Filed Under: Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Ilipa., Battle of Zama, elephants, Hannibal, Hasdrubal Son of Gisco, Mago Barca, New Carthage, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Second Punic War

How Did Rome Acquire Iberia as a Province?

September 9, 2019 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Rome maintained a sphere of influence in Iberia even before the beginning of the Second Punic War. They had an alliance with the city of Saguntum, and they made an agreement with the Carthaginian leader Hasdrubal the Fair (brother in law of Hannibal) that the Carthaginian sphere of influence would extend up to the Iberus […]

Filed Under: Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Baecula, Battle of Cissa, Battle of Dertosa, Battle of Ilipa., Battle of Ticinis, Battles of the Upper Baetis, Farther Spain, Gneius Cornelius Scipio, Hannibal, Hasdrubal the Fair, Italica, Nearer Spain, New Carthage, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder

Quora Question: Who in Your Opinion Was the Greatest General in World History

March 2, 2019 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

There are many candidates for the greatest soldier/warrior in world history, but I would choose Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the Roman general who defeated the Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Second Punic War (218 B.C. to 202 B.C.) Scipio never lost a battle. At the start of his military career, at age 17 […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Baecula, Battle of Ilipa., Battle of Zama, Fabius Maximus, Hannibal, Hasdrubal Barca, Hasdrubal Son of Gisco, Mago Barca, Robin Levin, Scipio Africanus, Second Punic War

Scipio Africanus, Rome’s Greatest General

December 6, 2013 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Richard Gabriel is a military historian and his strength lies in his thorough understanding of military history, strategy, tactics and logistics. In Scipio Africanus Gabriel thoroughly analyses Scipio’s military campaigns in Spain and Africa and gets into details that will fascinate students of military history. For example he shows that, based on logistics it would […]