ABSTRACT
The authorities at Carthage sent 30 envoys to Scipio when he marched back to Tunes, not to negotiate but to listen to his terms and beg for mercy. As it turned out, Scipio’s second peace was not strikingly more vengeful than the first; but its immediate penalties were heavier. The war-indemnity was doubled to 10,000 talents-payable over 50 years but starting at once-and the entire Punic navy save for ten ships had to be surrendered, plus all the warelephants. The Carthaginians also had to give compensation for ‘all the injustices’ committed during the previous truce: Scipio had not forgotten or forgiven the plunder of his supply-ships.
