Jardine and Brotton suggest instead that Antoine Caron based his designs for the " Elephant " tapestry on his own painting " Night Festival with an Elephant ", which in turn draws on " The Battle of Zama " from the " Scipio " tapestries.
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Paul K . Davis sees its importance as the " Carthaginian defeat ended the attempt to reinforce Hannibal, dooming his effort in Italy, and Rome was able to establish dominance over Spain . " The Battle of the Metaurus is overshadowed by other battles of the Second Punic War, such as Hannibal's great victory at the Battle of Cannae or his ultimate defeat at the Battle of Zama.
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The strategy succeeded : Hannibal was recalled at once & mdash; he came home immediately, with a disrupted army, and he was beaten by Scipio at the Battle of Zama, in 202 BC . Using the tactics developed by Scipio & mdash; now entitled " Africanus " & mdash; plus good generalship, the army, at last, lived up to the potential imparted to it by King Servius.
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The most famous grantee of Republican victory title was Publius Cornelius Scipio, who for his great victories in the Second Punic War, specifically the Battle of Zama was awarded by the Roman Senate the title " Africanus " and is thus known to history as " Scipio Africanus " ( his adopted grandson Scipio Aemilianus Africanus was awarded the same title after the Third Punic War and is known as " Scipio Africanus the Younger " ).
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In 15, Scipio, choosing Virtue over Vice, has a successful campaign in Spain, while at the Battle of the Metaurus, Hannibal's brother is killed . 16 describes the alliance between Rome and Masinissa and the Scipio's crossing into Africa, while 17 describes the bringing of the statue of Cybele to Rome, Hannibal's stormy crossing into Africa, Juno's appeal to Jupiter for the life of Hannibal, and the Battle of Zama.
