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Name: African front (Second Punic War)

Type: Event

Start: 215 BC

End: 201 BC

Parent: Second Punic War

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Was the African theatre of the Second Punic War that included the Roman invasion of Tunisia led by General Scipio Africanus.

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  • January 202 BC: Battle of the Campi Magni.
  • June 204 BC: Scipio left Sicily to ferry his forces to Africa. Rough seas and fog forced his fleet to land near Utica.
  • January 203 BC: In -204, the Roman general Scipio Africanus conquered the city of Selica, located in modern-day Tunisia. This victory was a significant part of the Roman Republic's campaign against Carthage during the Second Punic War.
  • October 202 BC: The battle of Zama was the last battle of the Second Punic War and determined the definitive downsizing of Carthage as a military and political power in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • October 202 BC: The battle of Zama took place between the Roman Republic, led by Scipio Africanus, and Carthage, led by Hannibal Barca. The defeat of Carthage marked the end of the Second Punic War and solidified Roman dominance in the Mediterranean.
  • January 201 BC: The Romans and their Mauretanian allies arrive at Naraggara (Sidi Youssef).

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  • Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.58
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