A portrait of Publius Cornelius , (died 211 BCE), Roman general, consul provincial governor and a commander of the Roman expeditionary force in Spain, where he was sent to stop the Carthaginian general Hannibal. Delayed by a Gallic revolt in Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), Publius arrived at the Rhône River too late to prevent Hannibal’s crossing in 218. Later Scipio and his brother won important naval and land battles and inflicted severe losses on the enemy and it took three armies to defeat them, yet the three victorious Carthaginian generals could not agree on a plan to advance on Italy,
A portrait of Publius Cornelius , (died 211 BCE), Roman general, consul provincial governor and a commander of the Roman expeditionary force in Spain, where he was sent to stop the Carthaginian general Hannibal. Delayed by a Gallic revolt in Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), Publius arrived at the Rhône River too late to prevent Hannibal’s crossing in 218. Later Scipio and his brother won important naval and land battles and inflicted severe losses on the enemy and it took three armies to defeat them, yet the three victorious Carthaginian generals could not agree on a plan to advance on Italy, so Hannibal remained without reinforcements for years.
Size: 3139px × 3933px
Location: Italy
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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