I am never less alone than when by myself, and never less idle than when at leisure.

Ingrata patria, ne ossa quidem habebis mea.

Scipio Africanus

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Scipio Africanus

The Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama (202 BCE) and ended the Second Punic War. Scipio Africanus accomplished what no other Roman commander could — neutralizing the greatest military genius of the ancient world — by learning from Hannibal's own methods and applying them with Roman resources and discipline.

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