https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2019.19.01
In the year 211 BCE, Romans suffered one of the most devastating defeats during the Second Punic War. Their unsuccessful offensive undertaken by Publius Cornelius Scipio and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio resulted in loss of the territories previously conquered in Hispania and deaths of the two Scipiones. Gaius Claudius Nero was then appointed to Hispania, having been chosen the new commander by the Centuriate Assembly. He was affiliated with the Fabii faction that by his nomination seized the control over that theatre of war. However, a decisive action by the Cornelii, aimed at regaining the lost influence, prompted his recall. Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder applied for the vacancy and became the army commander in Hispania. Having reached the Iberian Peninsula, Scipio undertook vigorous actions in order to capture New Carthage. He utilised his fleet to increase the mobility of his troops, to subsequently set about marching towards to Carthaginians’ city. Seizure of the city proved to be the turning point, after which the Carthaginian rule in Iberia waned. It also brought about the eventual Roman victory.
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Vol. 14 No. 19 (2019)
Published: 2019-12-28
English
Język Polski