And the Oh, Welcome to a special episode of 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories, and Mysteries.

This episode is titled History's Biggest Heavy Weight Match Up, Hannibal versus Scipio Africanus and it details the rise to power in final

battle of the Titans Hannibal and Scipio Africanus Hannibal led the powerful

African Empire of Carthage, the center of which resides in present day Tunisia on the North African coast.

Scipio Africanus, as he came to be called following this great battle represented Rome and this battle known as the

Battle of Zama. The second battle of the Tuna Wars is known by many historians as one of

the greatest heavyweight match-ups in history.

Our guest host today is Dante Stack, and this special episode will keep you on the edge of your

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Before the days of Joe Lewis and Max Schmelling, before the Rumble in the Jungle with

Muhammad Ali and George Foreman before even

Rocky Bowo versus Apollo Creed. There was perhaps the single greatest heavyweight

match in Western history.

In 2002, B.C.E. Hannibal Barca, a member of the Lions Brood,

represented the Empire of Carthage, took to face off in one final decisive battle against Scipio Africanus, the

number one general of the rising Empire of Rome.

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