Why Did Hannibal Lose the Battle of Zama?
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The two forces converged at the plain of Zama near the city of Carthage, and it is said that before the battle Hannibal requested an audience with Scipio. There he offered a new peace along the lines of the previous one, but Scipio rejected it saying that Carthage could no longer be trusted. Despite professing their mutual admiration, the two commanders parted and prepared for battle the next day; 19 October 202 BC.
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Demise
Though Hannibal escaped the field of Zama he would never again threaten Rome, and nor would his city. Carthage was then subject to a deal which effectively ended it as a military power. One particularly humiliating clause was that Carthage could no longer make war without Roman consent.
This lead to its final defeat, when the Romans used this as an excuse for the invasion and total destruction of Carthage in 145 BC after it had defended itself against an invading Numidian army. Hannibal killed himself after another defeat in 182, while Scipio, sick of the jealousy and ingratitude of the senate, settled down to a quiet life of retirement before dying a year before his greatest adversary.
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October 18 should be the DOJ OIG report, but the battle of Zama took place on the 19th, and the Marker watch had the date set for 19. So, perhaps some reaction to the OIG report on the day after at 4:49 pm?
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