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Bust of Scipio

The siege of Utica took place from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio (bust pictured) attempted to seize the port city to use as a secure base from which to defeat the Carthaginian Empire in its North African homeland. This was part of the Second Punic War, fought between Carthage and Rome for 17 years from 218 BC. In 205 BC Scipio, the Romans' most successful general, was assigned to Sicily with the intention of invading North Africa. Scipio's army landed there in 204 BC, pillaged a large area and laid siege to Utica. Scipio expected the city to surrender readily, but despite being attacked fiercely from land and sea it held out. Meanwhile the Romans won the battle of Utica outside the city followed by victory in three further major pitched battles. After the last of these the Carthaginians sued for peace and accepted the harsh terms imposed by the Romans in 201 BC. ( This article is part of a featured topic: Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC) .)

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