Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Family Tree 1 Hannibal
- Family Tree 2 Scipio
- Timeline
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- 2 Origins: Hannibal: 247–221, Birth to Aged 26 Years, Scipio: 235–218, Birth to Aged 17 Years
- 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216: Aged 26–31 Years
- 4 Scipio 216–205: Aged 19–30 Years
- 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208: Aged 31–39
- 6 Overseas Commands: Freedoms and Perils
- 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- 8 The Tipping Point: The Battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal Aged 40
- 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last: Zama, 202, Aged 45 and 33
- 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193: Aged 33–42
- 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196: Aged 51
- 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193: Aged 52–54
- 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190: Aged 57 and 45
- 16 Hannibal and Scipio: The Military Comparison
- 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183: Aged 57–64
- 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183: Aged 48–52
- 19 Afterlives
- 20 Conclusion: Parallel Lives
- References
- Index
8 - The Tipping Point: The Battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal Aged 40
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Family Tree 1 Hannibal
- Family Tree 2 Scipio
- Timeline
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- 2 Origins: Hannibal: 247–221, Birth to Aged 26 Years, Scipio: 235–218, Birth to Aged 17 Years
- 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216: Aged 26–31 Years
- 4 Scipio 216–205: Aged 19–30 Years
- 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208: Aged 31–39
- 6 Overseas Commands: Freedoms and Perils
- 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- 8 The Tipping Point: The Battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal Aged 40
- 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last: Zama, 202, Aged 45 and 33
- 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193: Aged 33–42
- 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196: Aged 51
- 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193: Aged 52–54
- 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190: Aged 57 and 45
- 16 Hannibal and Scipio: The Military Comparison
- 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183: Aged 57–64
- 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183: Aged 48–52
- 19 Afterlives
- 20 Conclusion: Parallel Lives
- References
- Index
Summary
Neither Hannibal nor Scipio participated at the Metaurus (207), but it was the war’s turning point: Ennius thought Juno was now at last reconciled with Rome, and Livy presented Rome’s victory over Hannibal’s brother Hasdrubal as revenge for Cannae. Things looked bad for Rome after both consuls of 208, Marcellus and Crispinus, died in battle. Roman success was made possible by another reconciliation, between two old enemies the consuls Salinator and Nero. Nero’s forced march up Italy was enthusiastically greeted and fed en route. He returned south and threw Hasdrubal’s head before Hannibal’s camp. Appendix 8.1 concludes that Salinator was not a senior decemuir (priest) in 236. Appendix 8.2 discusses Roman battle vows and asks why Livy omitted Salinator’s Metaurus vow in his battle narrative. Appendix 8.3 examines the unusual joint triumph of Salinator and Nero. Appendix 8.4 shows another name (Sena) for Metaurus was current before Horace immortalized it.
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- Hannibal and ScipioParallel Lives, pp. 182 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024