Scipio Africanus The second Punic War was ended a year after the battle of zama-- that in which Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal Barca, which is to be believed to be the reason that Carthage surrendered. He also managed to make Rome out to be a savior of the people when he conquered previously Carthage occupied towns. Scipio Africanus directly impacted Rome through his military career and his work in the senate. Scipio Africanus started his military career before the age of eighteen, when his father brought him into battle as a Tribune. He continued to go into battle after this and eventually saved his father's life in the battle of Ticinus- and he also served as a Tribune in the battle of Cannae where he rallied the survivors after the
