Even a Scipio Africanus, the conqueror of Hannibal and darling of the Roman masses, had been content to fade into the woodwork once his job was done.

即使是非洲的征服者西庇阿他征服了汉尼拔，并在罗马民众中声望很高，但是也甘愿在完成工作后退隐从事木匠工作。

Roman troops, under the governance of  Scipio Africanus, gained ground little by little until finally forcing Hannibal's  surrender after the Battle of Zama in 202 BCE.

罗马军队在 Scipio Africanus 的统治下逐渐取得进展，直到在公元前 202 年的扎马战役后最终迫使汉尼拔投降。