10-29-2019, 10:22 AM
Returning to the scene, has anyone wondered how many troops that Scipio may have detached from his army before Polybius` battle of Zama?
Utica, Scipio`s operational base must have been garrisoned and Scipio`s camp at Tunes and the works constructed there to besiege Carthage would surely have required a force of at least 4,000 or so men.
Leaving aside its questionable track record and quality, can we be sure then that Scipio`s army was sufficient in numbers to meet Hannibal`s in the field ?
Utica, Scipio`s operational base must have been garrisoned and Scipio`s camp at Tunes and the works constructed there to besiege Carthage would surely have required a force of at least 4,000 or so men.
Leaving aside its questionable track record and quality, can we be sure then that Scipio`s army was sufficient in numbers to meet Hannibal`s in the field ?