Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder | The Death of Carthage

Quora Question: Who do You Think is the Most Under Rated Historical Figure.

July 25, 2021 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Mine is Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. He was a pivotal figure in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, 218–201 B.C. His father, Publius Cornelius Scipio the elder was one of the two Roman Consuls when the Second Punic War broke out in 218 B.C. He assembled several legions and took them to Massilia […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Baecula, Battle of Cannae, Battle of Ilipa., Battle of Tiinus, Battle of Zama, Battles of the Upper Baetis, Conquest of New Carthage, Gneius Cornelius Scipio, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder

Why Did Rome Win the Second Punic War

June 9, 2021 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

There were several reasons. After the Battle of Cannae in which some 55,000 Romans and allies were killed, the Romans largely stopped confronting Hannibal in set piece battles and the war became one of attrition. The Romans concentrated on gaining back the territories that went over to Hannibal after the Battle of Cannae. They successfully […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Baecula, Battle of Cannae, Battle of Ilipa., Battle of the Metaurus River, Battle of Zama, Battles of the Upper Baetis, Gneius Cornelius Scipio, Hannibal, Hasdrubal brother of Hannibal, Hasdrubal Son of Gisco, Mago brother of Hannibal, Publius Corneius Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder

What Was the Role of Hispanian Tribesmen in the Second Punic War?

October 28, 2019 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

During the Second Punic War, Rome and Carthage contended with each other for the loyalty and support of the native Spanish Tribes. When Hannibal’s father, Hamilcar Barca, came to Spain to establish Carthaginian hegemony, he encountered resistance from some of the tribes. In fact, he was killed in a conflict with the Carpetani, a large […]

Filed Under: Carthage Tagged With: Gneius Scipio, Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal, Hasdrubal Barca, Hasdrubal the Fair, Hispania, Iberus River, Indibilis, Mandonius, Masinissa, Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder, Scipio Africanus, Second Punic War, Upper Baetus

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

Book Review. Hannibal by Patrick N. Hunt

September 16, 2017 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Patrick N. Hunt’s Hannibal is a clear, concise and highly readable account of the life of Hannibal the events of the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) Hannibal’s attack on Rome was clearly rooted in the outcome of the first Punic War and the anger that Hannibal’s father, Hamilcar Barca, felt toward Rome. He raised his […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Book Review, Carthage Tagged With: Cannae, Gaius Claudius Nero, Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal Barca, Hasdrubal Barca, Mago Barca, Marcus Livius, Metaurus, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder, quintus fabius maximus, Sempronius, Ticinus, Trasimine, Trebia, Zama.

Excerpt #4 From my Work in Progress, In the Wake of Hannibal

May 9, 2014 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

In order to save his infant son from being sacrificed as a burn offering, Gisco has fled to the Romans and has offered his services as a traitor: After a few weeks I was summoned to the tablinum of the owner of the domus. Lucius was there and alongside him sat two stern-looking middle-aged men […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage, Excerpt From Work in Progress Tagged With: Carthage, Gneius Cornelius Scipio, Hannibal, Mago, Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder, rome, Scipio Africanus, Second Punic War, Ticinus