Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Family Tree 1 Hannibal
- Family Tree 2 Scipio
- Timeline
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- 2 Origins: Hannibal: 247–221, Birth to Aged 26 Years, Scipio: 235–218, Birth to Aged 17 Years
- 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216: Aged 26–31 Years
- 4 Scipio 216–205: Aged 19–30 Years
- 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208: Aged 31–39
- 6 Overseas Commands: Freedoms and Perils
- 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- 8 The Tipping Point: The Battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal Aged 40
- 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last: Zama, 202, Aged 45 and 33
- 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193: Aged 33–42
- 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196: Aged 51
- 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193: Aged 52–54
- 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190: Aged 57 and 45
- 16 Hannibal and Scipio: The Military Comparison
- 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183: Aged 57–64
- 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183: Aged 48–52
- 19 Afterlives
- 20 Conclusion: Parallel Lives
- References
- Index
4 - Scipio 216–205: Aged 19–30 Years
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- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Family Tree 1 Hannibal
- Family Tree 2 Scipio
- Timeline
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- 2 Origins: Hannibal: 247–221, Birth to Aged 26 Years, Scipio: 235–218, Birth to Aged 17 Years
- 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216: Aged 26–31 Years
- 4 Scipio 216–205: Aged 19–30 Years
- 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208: Aged 31–39
- 6 Overseas Commands: Freedoms and Perils
- 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- 8 The Tipping Point: The Battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal Aged 40
- 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last: Zama, 202, Aged 45 and 33
- 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193: Aged 33–42
- 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196: Aged 51
- 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193: Aged 52–54
- 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190: Aged 57 and 45
- 16 Hannibal and Scipio: The Military Comparison
- 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183: Aged 57–64
- 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183: Aged 48–52
- 19 Afterlives
- 20 Conclusion: Parallel Lives
- References
- Index
Summary
Scipio had served at Ticinus, where he saved the life of his wounded father Publius the consul; at Cannae as military tribune, he rallied survivors. He was aedile (213). In 218, Publius had sent his brother Gnaeus to Iberia; he himself returned to northern Italy to fight Hannibal. In Iberia, Gnaeus scored successes against the Carthaginian Hanno. Publius rejoined him in 217. They fought and negotiated successfully until killed in separate engagements (211). In 210, young Scipio was appointed with imperium to replace them and in 209 captured the important coastal city of New Carthage, allegedly with Neptune’s help. At Baecula (208, site recently identified), he defeated Hannibal’s brother Hasdrubal (who however escaped to Italy) and another Hasdrubal (Ilipa, 206). On return, he was denied a triumph but elected consul for 205. The tradition, only in Appian, that he founded an Iberian city Italica is a myth from Hadrian’s time.
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- Hannibal and ScipioParallel Lives, pp. 113 - 136Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024