Syphax, however, sided with Carthage; but in 203 Scipio twice defeated him and the Carthaginian forces.
Negotiations for peace followed, but the war party in Carthage prevailed.

Hannibal was recalled.

He returned to fight his last battle with Rome, October 19, 202, at ZAMA, a short distance west of Carthage.
The issue was decided by the valor of the Roman legions, who loved their commander and trusted his skill.

Hannibal met his first and only defeat, and Scipio won his title of AFRICANUS.

The battle was a hard one.