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	Battle of Ilipa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Ilipa was arguably Scipio Africanus’s most brilliant victory in his military career during the Second Punic War.
		After the Battle of Baecula and Hasdrubal Barca's departure, further Carthaginian reinforcements were landed in Spain in early 207 BC under Hanno, who soon joined Mago Barca.
		After the battle, Hasdrubal Gisco departed for Africa to visit the powerful Numidian king Syphax, in whose court he was met by Scipio, who was also courting the favor of the Numidians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Ilipa (1111 words)

	Second Punic War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hasdrubal was defeated and killed at the Battle of the Metaurus River (207).
		August: Battle of Cannae - Hannibal destroys the Roman army led by Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro in what is considered one of the great masterpieces of the tactical art.
		Battle of the Metaurus - Hasdrubal is defeated and killed by Livius and Nero's combined Roman army.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Second_Punic_war (2330 words)

	240 – 20 BC Punic Wars and Roman conquest of Hispania
		Publius Cornelius Scipio (brother of Gnaeus) defeats the Carthaginian fleet in the mouth of the Ebro.
		Following the battle of Ilipa in 206 BC Two Spanish Kings (Indibil of the Ilergetes and Mandonio of the Ilergavones) revolt against Rome, and invade the territories of Rome’s allies the Suessetani and Edetani.
		The Lusitani in south-west Hispania are defeated at Ilipa.
	www.balagan.org.uk /war/iberia/0240bc/index.htm (667 words)

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		Romans engaged in a battle with the Latins.
		In the battle, Scipio defeated the Carthaginian forces and so severely defeated the forces of the Carthaginian ally King Syphax of Numidia that Scipio was able to expel Syphax's forces from the capital of Cirta with a force of 3 cohorts (about 1650 men).
		Pompeius Magnus is defeated in a battle with Q. Sertorius near the River Sucro and later enters an indecisive battle near the town of Saguntum.
	www.novaroma.org /camenaeum/RomanTimeline.txt (25003 words)

	Second Punic War - Military History Wiki
		The Romans tried to attack him while he was still unready, but he defeated them in a skirmish at the river Ticinus, and then again at the Battle of Trebia, where both the Roman consuls were killed along with a quarter of their forces.
		August 2 - Battle of Cannae - Hannibal destroys the Roman army led by Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Publius Terentius Varro in what is considered one of the great masterpieces of the tactical art.
		Battle of the Metaurus - Hasdrubal is defeated and killed by Nero's Roman army.
	www.militaryhistorywiki.org /wiki/Second_Punic_War (2009 words)

	The Battle of Ilipa
		The Battle of Ilipa in 206 BC was in my opinon Scipio's masterpiece.
		What is worth pointing out is that Scipio's battle order not only outwitted his opponent Hasdrubal, but also helped contain any potential trouble by the Spanish allies.
		The Battle of Ilipa essentially decided which one of the two great powers would dominate Spain.
	www.roman-empire.net /army/ilipa.html (856 words)

	Second Punic War, 218-201 BC
		The resulting battle of Lake Trasimene (21 June 217 BC) was a crushing defeat for the Romans.
		The battle of Cannae (2 August 216 BC), was one of the worst defeats in Roman history.
		Immediately after the battle, he began his march to Italy, which suggests that his army was not badly damaged by the battle, and it may be that a truer image of the battle would be as a delaying action fought by Hasdrubal to allow his army to begin it's march.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/wars_punic2.html (8219 words)

	Second Punic War Biography,info
		Scipio, severely injured in the battle, retreated across the River Trebia with his army still intact, and encamped at the town of Placentia to await reinforcements.
		Even after the battle of Cannae were the Romans still able to field some forces and deploy them against traitors to their alliance system.
		However, the battle remained closely fought, and at one point it seemed that Hannibal was on the verge of victory.
	www.parsnava.com /biography/sdmc_Second_Punic_war (8163 words)

	Ilipa - 206 BCE
		The battle of ILIPA - 206 BC by Germanicus
		Ilipa would have to be the best battle to see the flexibility of the manipular formation in action.
		He marched east and was met near Ilipa by Scipio with 45,000 infantry and 3,000 horse, including allied Spanish horse and foot.
	www.wargamer.com /greatbattles/ilipa.asp (783 words)

	RedRampant.com
		At the battles of Capua and Herdonia the Paetorian amries are defeated.
		208 Hannibal's younger brother, Hasdrubal Barca is defeated by Scipio at the battle of Baecula.
		206 Battle of Ilipa- Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginians commanded by Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisgo in Spain.
	www.redrampant.com /roma/punicwars.html (634 words)

	Which of these Roman Victories is your favorite? - Total War Center Forums
		The Battle of Zama was the final showdown between the Roman saviour Publius Cornelius Scipio and the fallen Hannibal.
		The Battle that crushed Bouddica's rebellion in Britannia.
		The decisive battle of the war was at Metaurus River not at Zama, by Zama the fate of the carthaginians had been sealed.
	www.twcenter.net /forums/showthread.php?t=23257 (1712 words)

	WikiRoma
		Battle of Heraclea, in which Pyrrhus defeats a Roman force under the command of P. Valerius Laevinus.
		Battle of Bagradas in Africa, in which the invading Roman army under M. Regulus was virtually destroyed by the Carthaginians under the mercenary leader Xanthippus, a Spartan.
		Battle of Placentia, in which a combined Germanic invasion of the Alemanni, Marcomanni, and Juthungi defeat a Roman army under the command of the Emperor Aurelian.
	hiki.pbwiki.com (11791 words)

	Rome: Total War @ The Wargamer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He intended to give battle, but the last minute reinforcement of the Roman armies by an additional 7,000 troops changed his mind and he withdrew towards the River Metaurus.
		The Carthaginians opened the battle with an assault on the left wing of the Roman army, but neither side was able to get the upper hand.
		The Romans could make no headway against the Gauls and the battle was effectively stalemated until the consul Caius Claudius Nero took his forces from the right wing, marched them across the rear of the Roman line and around the Carthaginian right.
	www.wargamer.com /microsites/rome_total_war/punic2_page5.html (1380 words)

	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236-184/3 B.C.)
		Scipio served as a military tribune at the disastrous Battle of Cannae in 216.
		This he brilliantly achieved in 206 at a battle at Ilipa (Alcalá del Río, near Sevilla), where he held the enemy's main forces while the wings outflanked them.
		Then he turned eastward to face Hannibal at the Battle of Zama; his outflanking tactics failed against the master from whom he had learned them, but the issue was decided when the Roman and Numidian cavalry, having broken off their pursuit of the Punic horsemen, fell on the rear of Hannibal's army.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /imperialism/notes/scipio.html (1690 words)

	The Domain of Baal -- Resurrecting interest in the ancient deity. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At last after a long siege and a bloody battle Agrigentum fell; the town was sacked and most of the inhabitants sold into slavery.
		Incredibly, the fledgling Roman navy won its first naval battle with the new fleet under C. Duilius, off of Mylae (NW corner of Sicily); to compensate for the lack of skilled rowers, the Romans relied on a technological innovation, the corvus (a kind of grappling hook or boarding bridge; see image).
		When battle was joined on the other side, the Carthaginian cavalry had a decisive influence, opening the flanks of the Roman legions to an oblique attack, whereupon a further contingent of horsemen hidden to the rear of the Roman forces completed the encirclement.
	www.baal.com /baal/about/PunicWars.shtml (3895 words)

	History Forum > War and Peace
		And so here we see that soldier and General are at least equally important in winning the battle (rather than being the "all in all" as Napoleon would have it), and that even the best strategist cannot win if his soldiers do not believe in their cause and in the personality of their General.
		At the second Battle of Bull Run Jackson made a quick and aggressive flanking march that took a Union supply depot at the Union rear, which forced Pope to attack and Pope was soundly defeated.
		Kutuzov believes that battles are not won in the Staff room by huge elabortate war plans, but by the spirit of the soldiers on the battlefield.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t4740.html (8038 words)

	HISTORY'S BATTLES - ANIMATED
		The Battle of Metaurus is probably the most critical battle of the war and one the most critical battles in the history of the Western World.
		When Crassus was killed at the Battle at Carrhae in 53 BC only Caesar and Pompey remained, both still highly ambitious.
		Unless otherwise noted, the battle animations I have created were written to be run on internet browsers with this embedded Java platform.
	www.geocities.com /i_s_s_alpha/Battle_Animations.htm (2463 words)

	Great Battles of History: Vae Victis 28 Translation
		In the spring of 217 BC, Rome was still in shock from Hannibal's invasion of Italy and the defeats at the Ticinus and the Trebbia in 218 BC.
		Despite Hasdrubal's exhortations, the Carthaginian fleet arrived in battle in poor posture, worse still because of its disorder relative to the enemy.
		The battle favors the Romans due to their better crews and their line formation, while the Carthaginians are surprised at anchor.
	patriot.net /~townsend/GBoH/gboh-vv28-translation.html (692 words)

	Scipio Africanus - A Military Biographical Sketch
		This deteriorating situation pushed Hasdrubal Barca to do battle poste haste, figuring that if he did not prevail, then he'd gather around him and the remains of his army the largest possible number of Iberian Celts to go and join his brother in Italy.
		In a departure from standard Roman practice, S.A. divided his army in the face of the Carthaginian force and employed his lighter armed troops as a screen in the center while the main force fell upon the enemy flanks.
		However, in another deviation from the conventional practice of the time, he arranged the maniples of each line to form directly to the rear of those of the line in front, creating lanes that passed vertically through his infantry formations.
	romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com /scipio.htm (2987 words)

	massinissa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Masinissa was born in 238 BC the 2nd son of Gala, King of the Massylians of eastern Numidia, his early years was spent in Carthage (as a hostage against his fatherâs loyalty) where he was educated in Latin and Greek, and was regarded as an accomplished as well as a naturally clever man.
		At the Battle of Bagbrades (203), Scipio overcame Hasdrubal and Syphax and while the Roman general concentrated on Carthage, Gaius Laelius and Massinissa followed Syphax to Cirta, where he was captured and handed over to Scipio.
		In the battle of Zama (202) (near modern-day Maktar, Tunisia) Massinissa commanded the cavalry (6,000 Numdian and 3,000 Roman) on Scipio's right wing, Scipio having delayed the engagement for long enough to allow for Masinissa to join him.
	www.720i.com /wiki/?title=Massinissa (681 words)

	Classical Hack Scenarios Rome
		The supplement consists of a series of scenarios based on specific battles, connected by explanations of the changing military organizations.
		The Battle of Ilipa, Southern Spain (206 B.C.)
		The first two battles are stand-alone scenarios, while the following four scenarios can be linked by having losses in a previous scenario apply to the following one.
	theminiaturespage.com /rules/anc/clashackscrome.html (653 words)

	ALRItkwRom101PunicWars.html -- Punic War Overview
		December: Battle of Trebia - Hannibal defeats Ti.
		At the battles of Capua and Herdonia the Praetorian armies are defeated.
		206 Battle of Ilipa - Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginians commanded by Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisgo in Spain.
	www.mmdtkw.org /ALRItkwRom101PunicWars.html (1726 words)

	Scipio Africanus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 212 bc, however, both elder Scipios were killed in the course of a series of battles in the Baetis Valley, and by 211 bc, only 9,000 legionaries held the Ebro line against three Carthaginian armies totaling more than 45,000 men.
		Their parley was cordial, but they failed to negotiate a peaceful settlement--17 years of warfare between the Romans and Carthaginians had left wounds that could not be healed in an afternoon's discussion.
		On the day of battle, Scipio drew his legions into a classic Roman formation of three lines, but in another departure from the conventional practice of the time, he arranged the maniples of each line to form directly behind those of the line in front, creating lanes that passed vertically through his infantry formations.
	history-world.org /scipio_africanus.htm (1612 words)

	who is better - History Forum
		Battles like Carrhae were rather a exception than a rule (it was ambush anyway) and the Romans almost conquered the Parthian Empire.
		in all but the most trivial battles the romans fortified their positions with masive ditches, banks and bulwarks to the most elaberate standard.
		regards the topic at large..I have an example of the overlooked masterpeice of the battle of Ilipa, which I think displays in a nutshell what gave the romans the ability to out fight and win against armies of antiquity from every region of the known western world..
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=3702 (2078 words)

	COSMIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION-1998 Hernando Scipio Africanus Player Plate
		The Battle of Zama in which he faced and defeated the great Carthaginian Hannibal is probably Scipio's greatest battlefield accomplishment.
		With the two armies drawn up in battle formation, Hannibal met Scipio in an indecisive parley; then the battle began.
		Scipio's army was in the usual three lines, but with the distances between lines increased, and the maniples in column, rather than in the usual checkerboard formation.
	www.cosmicbaseball.com /scipio8.html (586 words)

	The Founding of Rome
		Amulius was subsequently slain in battle and Numitor was restored to his throne.
		When the soldiers went into line of battle to fight, the formation was called acies;when they were marching in column it was called agmen.
		If during a battle the legion were hard pressed the soldiers formed an orbis, which was very like the square that the British army formed in the 18th and 19th centuries if it was in difficulties.
	bookofcels.com /assignments/rome/rome.htm (6946 words)

	Possible List of Historical Battles - Total War Center Forums
		All of the other battles you have in bold are from the Second Punic War.
		The list of historical battles is kinda good, but it needs a bit of revamping.
		Thatswhy I'm not gonna risk putting other battles in, since I don't want this to just be a funny mod...
	www.twcenter.net /forums/showthread.php?t=43960 (721 words)

	Biographies: Scipio Africanus Major :: 0 A.D. :: Wildfire Games
		During the battle Publius was badly wounded, and according to Scipio’s friend Laelius in a later account, Scipio after seeing his father go down charged through the Carthaginian ranks to rescue him.
		Following the battle the Roman forces fell back to the River Trebia (December, 218 B.C.), where Scipio, taking command of his father’s forces, ordered the troops to make camp and stay put, Hannibal did likewise.
		In early 203 Scipio met in battle and destroyed the combined Punic-Numidian army under Hasdrubal son of Gisgo and Syphax.
	wildfiregames.com /0ad/page.php?p=8508 (1962 words)

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