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Scipio Africanus (236-183 B.C.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in the public memory, due mostly to his daring march through the Alps with his elephants. At the Battle of the Ticinus, Hannibal's initial encounter with Roman arms, young Scipio first tasted warfare, rescuing his dangerously wounded, encircled father, who was also the Roman commander. By nineteen Scipio was the equivalent of a staff colonel and in 210 B.C. he was placed in supreme command. In three years he destroyed Carthaginian power in Spain and,
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Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
Release date: 21 August 1994
ISBN-10 : 0306805839 | ISBN-13: 9780306805837
Release date: 21 August 1994
ISBN-10 : 0306805839 | ISBN-13: 9780306805837
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