12-16-2014, 07:20 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2021, 10:34 PM by Dan Howard.)
It is easy to twist the sources to fit a preconceived idea if you ignore all the contradictory evidence. There is no doubt that there was a battle at Zama - the events of 203-202 BC are corroborated by far more sources than just Livy and Polybius.
http://www.attalus.org/bc3/year203.html
http://www.attalus.org/bc3/year202.html
Scipio had a lot of enemies. If he claimed a false victory at Zama, we would know. All of Rome would know. One wonders why he was awarded a triumph.
http://www.attalus.org/bc3/year203.html
http://www.attalus.org/bc3/year202.html
Scipio had a lot of enemies. If he claimed a false victory at Zama, we would know. All of Rome would know. One wonders why he was awarded a triumph.
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