Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was a Roman general and statesman, renowned for his pivotal role in Rome’s triumph over Carthage during the Second Punic War. Widely regarded as one of history’s greatest military commanders and strategists, his most significant achievement was the decisive defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. This historic victory in Africa earned him the epithet Africanus, signifying both his geographic association with the continent and his status as a conqueror of Africa.