08-18-2008, 10:16 PM
If I understand it correctly --which is not necessarily the case-- the Zama of the battle of Zama has been identified with Zama Regia. This much seems to have been certain when Lancel wrote his Hannibal biography in 1995. And this Zama seems to be identical to a modern Tunisian town called Jama, according to A. Ferjaoui in an article "Localisation de Zama Regia à Jama" in the Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (2002), 1003-1017. (I have not read this article yet.)
So far, so good. The problem is that I can not find this Jama on any map, although I know that it is 30 km north of Maktar and 9 km from Siliana - probably to the west. This, unfortunately, does not really help. Google Earth and Google Maps know two Jamas, but neither is in the correct area. Can anybody help me with exact coordinates or a link to Google Maps? THANKS!
So far, so good. The problem is that I can not find this Jama on any map, although I know that it is 30 km north of Maktar and 9 km from Siliana - probably to the west. This, unfortunately, does not really help. Google Earth and Google Maps know two Jamas, but neither is in the correct area. Can anybody help me with exact coordinates or a link to Google Maps? THANKS!
