Zama, Battle of, Tunisia, 202 B.C.
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Name (Hebrew)
קרב זאמה, תוניסיה, 202 לפני הספירה
Name (Latin)
Zama, Battle of, Tunisia, 202 B.C.
Name (Arabic)
معركة زامة، تونس، 202 ق.م.
Other forms of name
nne Zama (Extinct city), Battle of, 202 B.C
Coordinates
9.449166666 9.449166666 36.29888889 36.29888889 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C. Campaigns Tunisia
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q200056
Library of congress:
sh 95002368
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Nardo, D. The Battle of Zama, 1996(Battle between Romans and Carthaginians in 202 B.C. Defeat of Hannibal by Scipio Africanus Major broke the power of Carthage)
- Brit. Micro.(Zama, battle of: battle took place at a site identified by Livy as Naraggara; the name Zama was given to the site (which modern historians have never precisely identified) by the Roman historian Cornelius Nepos)
- Oxford classical dict., 1996(Zama, battle of: Zama is the name given to the final battle of the Second Punic War, though it was not actually fought near any of the places so-called; Zama: Zama was the name of more than one locality in present-day Tunisia. It is best known as the alleged site of Hannibal's defeat, but Hannibal only camped at Zama before moving to another camp)
- Princeton encyc. classic. sites:p. 997 (Zama, Tunisia. Famous for the great battle that ended in Rome's victory over Carthage ... its site has not been precisely determined)