battle of Zama

battle of Zama
noun
the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
Syn: ↑Zama
Regions: ↑Tunisia, ↑Republic of Tunisia
Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
Part Holonyms: ↑Punic War

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