Zama
[zeimə;]
Definition
(noun.) the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
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Examples
- As with the battle of Arbela, so the exact day of the battle of Zama can be fixed by an eclipse, which in this case occurred during the fighting. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The disheartened and frequently defeated African militia joined it, and, at the battle of Zama, composed the greater part of the troops of Annibal. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This last battle, the battle of Zama (202 B.C.), was fought close to Carthage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Before the battle of Zama there were a brief truce and negotiations, which broke down through the fault of the Carthaginians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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