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Nameless city in Africa taken by Scipio
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"So no Great Plains, no Zama, and no breaking of the truce by capturing Roman supply ships."

Right and don`t forget the naval force limitation of 10 warships supposedly part of Scipio`s 201 BC final peace terms!
We should point out that it`s not just a question of a fanciful interpretation of historical source material, the archaeological evidence points to Polybius` purposefully embellishing the truth to flatter Scipio and exaggerate the real nature of Hannibal`s and Carthage`s defeat.
This can be found in Henry Hurst`s publication of the excavations at Carthage (1994)... a review of this report can be found online in the Review of Nautical Archaeology of 1995 and it describes the way in which the circular military harbour in Carthage has been dated.

By the way Steven, would you like to PM me... I have an idea.
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RE: Nameless city in Africa taken by Scipio - by Michael Collins - 04-10-2019, 04:17 PM

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