What happened at the Battle of Ibera, a totemic though overlooked battle of the Punic Wars? With the forces of Carthage closing in on a depleted Rome, would a young Roman, Publius Cornelius Scipio res…
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- Part 1
- Published date
- 2026-02-02
- Year span
- 218 BC – 201 BC
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