Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Family Tree 1 Hannibal
- Family Tree 2 Scipio
- Timeline
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- 2 Origins: Hannibal: 247–221, Birth to Aged 26 Years, Scipio: 235–218, Birth to Aged 17 Years
- 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216: Aged 26–31 Years
- 4 Scipio 216–205: Aged 19–30 Years
- 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208: Aged 31–39
- 6 Overseas Commands: Freedoms and Perils
- 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- 8 The Tipping Point: The Battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal Aged 40
- 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last: Zama, 202, Aged 45 and 33
- 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193: Aged 33–42
- 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196: Aged 51
- 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193: Aged 52–54
- 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190: Aged 57 and 45
- 16 Hannibal and Scipio: The Military Comparison
- 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183: Aged 57–64
- 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183: Aged 48–52
- 19 Afterlives
- 20 Conclusion: Parallel Lives
- References
- Index
11 - Scipio Triumphant, 202–193: Aged 33–42
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Family Tree 1 Hannibal
- Family Tree 2 Scipio
- Timeline
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- 2 Origins: Hannibal: 247–221, Birth to Aged 26 Years, Scipio: 235–218, Birth to Aged 17 Years
- 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216: Aged 26–31 Years
- 4 Scipio 216–205: Aged 19–30 Years
- 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208: Aged 31–39
- 6 Overseas Commands: Freedoms and Perils
- 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- 8 The Tipping Point: The Battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal Aged 40
- 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last: Zama, 202, Aged 45 and 33
- 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193: Aged 33–42
- 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196: Aged 51
- 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193: Aged 52–54
- 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190: Aged 57 and 45
- 16 Hannibal and Scipio: The Military Comparison
- 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183: Aged 57–64
- 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183: Aged 48–52
- 19 Afterlives
- 20 Conclusion: Parallel Lives
- References
- Index
Summary
Scipio was neither active nor successful as a politician, although elected to prestigious roles after Zama. He celebrated his triumph over Hannibal (201). This peculiarly Roman religious ritual is explained and its conventions listed: there had been few in the war, so this was a great occasion. Scipio was not opposed to the war against Philip which Flamininus won at Cynoscephalae (197), nor did they differ over ‘philhellenism’. In 199, Scipio was elected (1) censor and (2) leading senator, princeps senatus. (2) was a one-man post for life; its main privilege was to speak first. As for (1), two censors held office for a limited period; eligibility and duties are explained. Close study of Livy suggests Scipio spoke rarely in the senate during the 190s; his censorship was certainly uneventful and non-controversial. He was consul again in 194. He visited the east (193); his conversation with Hannibal at Ephesus is defended.
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- Hannibal and ScipioParallel Lives, pp. 244 - 265Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024