(1) Intereā proelium ab utrōque duce īnstrūctum est, quāle vix ūllā memoriā fuit, cum perītissimī virī cōpiās suās ad bellum ēdūcerent. Scīpiō victor recēdit paene ipsō Hannibale captō, quī prīmum cum multīs equitibus, deinde cum vīgintī, postrēmō cum quattuor ēvāsit.
(2) Inventa in castrīs Hannibalis argentī pondō ducenta mīlia, aurī octōgintā, cētera supellectilis cōpiōsa. Post id certāmen pāx cum Carthāginiēnsibus facta est. Scīpiō Rōmam rediit, ingentī glōriā triumphāvit atque Āfricānus ex eō appellārī coeptus est.
(3) Fīnem accēpit secundum Pūnicum bellum post annum nōnum decimum, quam coeperat.
notes
Battle of Zama, 202 BCE. End of the Second Punic War, 201 BCE
For details, see Polybius 15.9–14; Livy 30.32–35.
(1) proelium: the Battle of Zama (Naragara or Margaron), in the summer of 202 BCE, ended with the complete defeat of Hannibal's army. Peace followed quickly, upon the same general terms as before but with the indemnity doubled, the Carthaginian fleet reduced to ten ships and Carthage not allowed to wage war without Roman consent (Bird).
ūllā memoriā: "within the memory of anyone" (Hazzard)
cum ... ēdūcerent: cum here is causal (AG 549).
paene ipsō Hannibale captō: ablative absolute using a perfect passive participle (AG 419)
quī: Hannibal
(2) Inventa: supply sunt
pondō: "by weight" (Hazzard), "the weight of a pound" (LS pondus I.2)
mīlia: supply lībrārum (Hazzard)
aurī octōgintā: supply milia pondera
supellectilis: nominative; the usual form is supellex (Hazzard).
triumphāvit: for Scipio's triumph, see Polybius 16.23; Livy 30.45 (Bird).
(3) post annum nōnum decimum: Eutropius considered that the war commenced in 219 BCE (Bird).
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| intereā [inter + is], adv. |
in the meantime, meanwhile |
| īnstruō, ere, strūxī, strūctus [in + struō, to pile up] |
to build; arrange, draw up or array (troops); make ready, equip, fit out |
| perītus, a, um, adj. |
skillful, experienced, familiar with |
| cōpiōsus, a, um [cōpia], adj. |
abounding in, well supplied, rich |
| ēdūcō, ere, dūxī, ductus | to lead out |
| Scīpiō, ōnis, m. |
the name of one of the most illustrious families of Rome, Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 83 B.C., Cn. Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 222 B.C., L. (Cornēlius) Scīpiō, consul 259 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 218 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō, consul 191 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō, praetor 94 B.C., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō Āfricānus, consul 205 BC the conqueror of Hannibal in the First Punic War., P. Cornēlius Scīpiō Āfricānus (Minor), consul 147 B.C. He brought the Third Punic War to a close by capturing and destroying Carthage., L. Cornēlius Scīpiō Asiāgenēs, consul 83 B.C., P. (Cornēlius) Scīpiō Nāsīca, consul 91 B.C. |
| Hannibal, alis, m. |
the son of Hamilcar Barca, the great general of the Carthaginians in the second Punic war |
| postrēmō [posterus], adv. | at last, finally |
| Carthāginiēnsis, e, adj. |
Carthaginian; as subst., Carthāginiēnsēs, ium, pl. m., the Carthaginians |
| castrum, ī, n. |
a fortified place, town; pl. castra, ōrum, pl. n., a camp; a campaign |
| Hannibal, alis, m. |
the son of Hamilcar Barca, the great general of the Carthaginians in the second Punic war |
| pondō [pondus], adv. | by weight |
| supellectilis, is, f. |
household stuff, furniture |
| certāmen, inis [certō, to fight], n. |
a struggle, battle, engagement |
| ēvādō, ere, vāsī, vāsus |
to go forth or away; get away, escape; get to be, become |
| triumphō, āre, āvī, ātus |
to celebrate a triumph |