The Roman invasion of Africa lasted from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio landed near Utica and decisively defeated the Carthaginian Empire, thus ending the Second Punic
2nd century BC marble bust, identified as Scipio Africanus
Detail from the Ahenobarbus relief showing two Roman foot-soldiers from the second century BC
2nd century BC marble bust of Scipio
The battle of the Great Plains was fought in 203 BC in modern Tunisia between a Roman army commanded by Publius Cornelius Scipio, and allied Carthaginian and Numidian armies commanded by Hasdrubal Gis
The bowl of a Montefortino-type helmet, which was used by Roman infantry between c. 300 BC and 100 AD. The cheek guards are missing.
The battle of Zama, as envisaged in the 17th century