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title: The Battle of Zama - Start of the Battle
author: Mohammad Adil
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/555/the-battle-of-zama---start-of-the-battle/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# The Battle of Zama - Start of the Battle

_Authored by Mohammad Adil_

## Image File

[![The Battle of Zama - Start of the Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/555.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/555.png)

## Image Caption

The [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Zama (202 BCE): [Hannibal](https://www.worldhistory.org/hannibal/) starts the battle with his [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) elephants charging at [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) front. [Scipio](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scipio/) orders his cavalry to blow loud horns to terrify the charging elephants. The panicked elephants turn at the Carthaginian left wing and disorder it.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Adil, M. (2012, April 26). The Battle of Zama - Start of the Battle. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/555/the-battle-of-zama---start-of-the-battle/>
### Chicago
Adil, Mohammad. "The Battle of Zama - Start of the Battle." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/555/the-battle-of-zama---start-of-the-battle/>.
### MLA
Adil, Mohammad. "The Battle of Zama - Start of the Battle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/555/the-battle-of-zama---start-of-the-battle/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohammad_adil_rais-battle_of_zama-2.PNG) by [**Mohammad Adil**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohammad_adil_rais-battle_of_zama-2.PNG). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.