Battle of Utica (203 BC)
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The Battle of Utica (203 BC) was a Second Punic War engagement in North Africa in which Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian and Numidian troops, paving the way for Rome’s later victory at Zama.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Hasdrubal Gisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syphax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Utica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Numidian forces allied with Carthage ⓘ Numidian kingdom of Syphax NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman allied contingents ⓘ |
| campaign | Scipio Africanus’s African campaign ⓘ |
| CarthaginianCommander | Hasdrubal Gisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late stage of the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Carthaginian-Numidian coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide | Roman–Numidian alliance opposed to Carthaginian–Numidian alliance (later in campaign) ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Carthaginian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 203 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Zama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
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near Utica ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | to defeat Carthaginian and Numidian forces near Utica ⓘ |
| notableFor | Roman tactical success against combined Carthaginian and Numidian forces ⓘ |
| NumidianCommander | Syphax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Hasdrubal Gisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syphax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Roman victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman invasion of Africa (Second Punic War)
NERFINISHED
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Roman–Carthaginian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Roman landing in Africa (204 BC) ⓘ |
| region | Carthaginian Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| RomanCommander | Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to Rome’s eventual victory in the Second Punic War
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helped shift the war’s focus from Italy to Africa ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to conditions leading to the Battle of Zama
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paved the way for Roman advance inland in Africa ⓘ weakened Carthaginian and Numidian field armies in Africa ⓘ |
| theatre | African theatre of the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| yearInRomanCalendar | 551 AUC (approximate) ⓘ |
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