Scipio the Elder n 1: Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]