Timeline (all dates given BC) 236 Publius Cornelius Scipio the younger, later Africanus, born. 218-216 Accompanies Publius Cornelius Scipio the elder (his father) and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio (uncle) on the first campaigns of the 2nd Punic War in Spain.  Wins honour after saving his father at the Battle of Ticinus. 214 Scipio elected aedile despite his youth (only 22 years old) along with his cousin, Lucius Cornelius. 212 Scipio's father and uncle killed in battle in Spain. 211 Elected proconsul as a result of both elder Scipios' deaths. 209 Captures New Carthage. 208 Defeats Hasdrubal, brother of Hannibal, at the Battle of Baecula in Spain. 206 Vanquishes last of Hasdrubal's forces at battle of Ilipa. 205 Elected consul.  Retakes southern Italian town of Locri from Carthage and resolves to go to Africa. 204 Assembles huge army and sails from Sicily to Africa. Almost 400 transport ships required.  Landing near Utica prompts Hannibal's recall from Italy. 203 Burns a Carthaginian encampment near Utica; 40,000 Carthagians killed, 5,000 captured.  Defeats Syphax and Numidians at battle of Campi Magni, aided by Gaius Laelius and the Numidian King Masinissa. 202 Follows Hannibal's army to Zama; famous peace meeting between Scipio and Hannibal.  Defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama. 201 Frees a prisoner in Carthage, Quintus Teratius Culleo.  Returns in triumph to Italy with 123,000 pieces of silver and distributes 400 donkeys apiece to his soldiers. 194 Elected consul a second time. 190 Builds a triumphal arch with seven gilded statues and two horses. 189 Selected as princeps senatus for third time.  Defeats King Antiochus at Magnesia. 187 Daughter Cornelia marries Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, who eventually parent the reformer tribunes Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. Lucius Scipio accused of accepting bribes; Africanus responds by tearing up the incriminating documents before the tribunal. 185 Marcus Naevius accuses him of granting King Antiochus generous terms or peace in exchange for large bribe; Scipio refutes charge by reviewing record of service to state. 184 Scipio's death.  He is buried at Liternum, having stated that the ungrateful citizens of Rome will not have his bones. 169 Son-in-law, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, purchases Scipio's house for the state.

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