"The Zama Campaign Reconstructed" Topic
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| MichaelCollinsHimself | 19 Jan 2026 6:50 a.m. PST |
The Zama Campaign Reconstructed: Forgotten Battles and Massinissa's Triumphs
By the autumn of 202 BC the fate of Carthage hung in the balance. Hannibal had returned to Africa to defend his mother-country against Scipio`s army and he was aided by Massinissa and his Numidian light cavalry. We are well aware that history has it recorded that all was decided in one great, dramatic clash of arms at a place that became known as Zama. But the truth about the so-called Zama campaign however, was that it was brought to a conclusion by a succession of ambushes and ruses that employed forces which were largely comprised of Massinissa`s Numidian light horsemen. These stratagems and deceptions were directed according to Scipio`s grand strategy, whose Roman Consular army by itself, was far too small to defeat Hannibal in open battle and at the same time maintain his blockade of Carthage and siege of Utica…
New evidence and astro-archaeological data from three monuments in Tunisia will form the basis of this Zama campaign reconstruction. Planned Publication: Summer 2026. |
Grattan54  | 19 Jan 2026 10:12 a.m. PST |
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| Dave Crowell | 19 Jan 2026 10:52 a.m. PST |
I'll be watching for this |
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