Scipio Africanus Major (236-183 B.C.E.): Learn all about this famous and powerful Roman general, who earned the nomen "Africanus" for his defeat of Carthage in the Punic Wars. Fourteen pages in length and full of cross-curricular activities and questions, this item is part of our Biography Workbooks series. Click here to print. The answer key is below.

Answer Key: 1. P. Cornelius Scipio; 2. D - Spain; 3. People believed Scipio was a favorite of the gods; 4. He treated the defeated Spaniards very well; 5. 8,000; 6. 207 BCE; 7. The soldiers felt that hadn't received what they expected, and likewise might have been bribed by the Carthaginians; 8. Laelius; 9. Answers will vary; 10. Scipio had left an untrustworthy person (Flaminius) in charge and Flaminius had mistreated the Locrians; 11. Answers will vary; 12. Battle of Zama; 13. Hannibal; 14. Answers will vary; 15. Answers will vary; 16. Near Liternum; 17. Answers will vary; 18. Answers will vary.