**UPDATE (correction)**
At the end of the video, I said that Scipio became the commander at the age of 24. However, he was 25 (or possibly 26) He was 24 when his father died. Sorry for the misinformation!
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Scipio Africanus is one of the greatest generals in ancient history. As a young soldier, he witnessed and experienced lots of defeats, but after he became the commander in Spain in succession of his father, General Publius Cornelius Scipio (the same name as Scipio Africanus), the Roman army under his command never lost a single time. He kept winning battles after battles against Carthaginian generals such as Mago, Hasdrubal, Gisco and finally won against the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca at the battle of Zama.
Life of Scipio Africanus (Part 1)
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