Scipio Africanus: Rome’s greatest general

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Contents Illustrations Preface Acknowledgment Chronology 1. The Man BAPTISM BY FIRE CANNAE PUBLIC OFFICE SELECTION FOR COMMAND MILITARY COMPETENCY 2. The Strategic Setting CARTHAGINIAN STRATEGY THE BATTLE OF THE TREBIA RIVER, 218 BCE THE BATTLE OF LAKE TRASIMENE, 217 BCE THE BATTLE OF CANNAE, 216 BCE SPAIN 3. The Armies THE CARTHAGINIAN ARMY Spaniards Gauls and Celts Numidians Elephants Tactics THE ROMAN ARMY Tactics Battle Mechanics Logistics Rates of Movement 4. Scipio's Spanish Campaign THE ATTACK ON NEW CARTHAGE, 209 BCE THE BATTLE OF BAECULA, 208 BCE THE BATTLE OF ILIPA, 206 BCE 5. The Strategist AFRICA SPAIN THE BATTLE OF THE EBRO RIVER, 206 BCE RETURN TO ROME 6. The African Campaign INVASION, 204 BCE THE BATTLE AT THE TOWER OF AGATHOCLES, 204 BCE THE BURNING OF THE CARTHAGINIAN CAMPS, 203 BCE THE BATTLE OF THE GREAT PLAINS, 203 BCE SYPHAX’S DEFEAT TRUCE 7. Scipio and Hannibal THE BATTLE OF ZAMA, 202 BCE PAX SCIPIONIS 8. Triumph and Fall SCIPIO’S POLITICAL LIFE THE LAST CAMPAIGN THE TRIAL OF SCIPIO 9. Scipio’s Place in Military History Notes PREFACE 1. THE MAN 2. THE STRATEGIC SETTING 3. THE ARMIES 4. SCIPIO’S SPANISH CAMPAIGN 5. THE STRATEGIST 6. THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 7. SCIPIO AND HANNIBAL 8. TRIUMPH AND FALL 9. SCIPIO’S PLACE IN MILITARY HISTORY Bibliography Index About the Author