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Scipio Africanus (Scipio Africanus)

Scipio Africanus carried the war with Hannibal from Italy to Africa. He defeated Hannibal at Zama in 202 BCE. The name Africanus remembers that victory on African soil.

Grades 7–8. History.

How it connects

The Hannibal card ends at Zama. This card is Scipio himself, the Roman commander.

Latin words that go with this card: dux, victoria.

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