Hannibal in Africa. His Interview with Scipio一 Hannibal had reached Hadrumetum where he remained a few days for his men to recover from the effects of th when breathless couriers announced that all the coup Carthage was occupied by Roman arms. He at once hurried ray rorcea marcnes to Lama. Lama is a nve aays- march trom Carthage. The scouts whom he had sent forward to reconnoitre were captured by the Roman outposts and conducted to Scipio placed them in charge of the military tribunes an orders， for them to be taken round the camp where they were to1 1 .1 - .1 --1 1 ".1 r . r. -2 0 looK at everytnmg they wished to see without rear. Mter asxmg. .. them whether thev bad examined ail to their satisfaction. he sent them back with an escort to Hannibal. The report they gave was anvthinz but pleasant hearing for him. for as it h appened Masinissa had on that very day come in with a force of 6ooo infantry and 4000 cavalry. What gave him most uneasiness wasthe was the confidence of the enemy which he saw. too clearly was not without good grounds. 5o, althou沙he had been the cause of the war. th arrival had upset the truce and diminished the hope of any peace being arran ged, he still thought that he would be in a better position to obtain terms if he were to ask for peace while his strength was still unbroken than after a defeat. Accordinaly he sent a request to Scipio to grant him an interview. Whether he did this on his own initiative or in obedience to the orders of his 'government I am unable to :say definitely. Valerius Antius says that he was defeated by SciDio in the first battle with a loss of:a.ooo killed and:700 飞跳长en Drisoners. ana tnat after tnis ne went m COMDanv witn ten delegates to Scipio's camp. However this may be, Scipio did not refuse the proposed interview, and by common agreement the two commanders advanced their camps towards each other that they might meet more easily. Scipio took up his position not far from the city of I`Taragarra on ground which, in addition to other advantages, afforded a supply of water within range of.missiles from the Roman lines. Hannibal selected some rising ground about four miles一away, a safe and advantageous position, except that water had to be obtained· from a distance. A spot was selected midway between the camps, which, to prevent any possibility of treachery, afforded a view on all sides.