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[[File:general-hannibal-2_165.jpg|frame|Hannibal crossing the Alps]]

 

{{quote|''"Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam."''

Also technically the longest war in history, due to the mayors of Rome and Carthage signing a peace treaty in 1985 "officially" ending the war.

 

* [[Absent-Minded Professor]] : Archimedes. According to tales when the Romans were doing their [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]] in Syracuse, a legionary came upon him while he was doing math problems in the dust. Archimedes barely bothered to notice him so the soldier killed him. The Roman General was greatly annoyed as he had wanted Archimedes alive, either because the Roman general was a [[Cultured Warrior]] or Archimedes might be useful, or both.

** Given that the Roman General was Marcus Claudius Marcellus who had been awarded the Spolia opima, and was regarded before Scipio Africanus as Rome's foremost General, it's very likely to have been the former.

* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]] : Carthage Must Be Destroyed!

 

* Invoked in ''[[Gladiator]]'': One of the [[Gladiator Games]] is a recreation of the Battle of Zama. Maximus played the Punic side, and unexpectedly he won.

* Invoked in ''[[Patton]]''. Patton is shown touring an ancient battlefield in North Africa which is implied to be Zama.