Ungrateful fatherland, you shall not even have my bones.

I am never less alone than when alone, nor less at leisure than when at leisure.

Military Strategists

The Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama

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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The Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama's Other Quotes

I would rather save one citizen than destroy a thousand enemies.

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

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