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Roman Generals
Background
During the Punic Wars there was a larger number of Roman generals than Carthaginian generals due to the structure of the military in the Roman Republic. Unless a dictator was appointed by the Senate, consuls and praetors were placed in charge of various military campaigns and usually only served for a year, but there are some exceptions. Due to this, the consular and praetorian armies often changed leadership and their generals often.
First Punic War Generals
L. Postumius Megellus (261 BC)
Q. Mamilius Vitulus (261) BC)
Gaius Duillius (260 BC)
Marcus Atilius Regulus (256/255 BC)
L. Caecilius Metellus (251 BC)
Aulus Atilius Calatinus (249 BC)
Claudius Pulcher (249 BC)
Second Punic War Generals
Aemilius Papus (224 BC)
Caius Atilius Regulus (224 BC)
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (222 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder (218 BC)
Titius Sempronius (218 BC)
Gaius Flaminius (217 BC)
Lucius Aemilius Paulus (216 BC)
Publius Terentius Varro (216 BC)
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (216/215/214/210/209 BC)
Q. Fulvius Flaccus (212 BC)
Appius Claudius (212 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio (211 BC)
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio (211 BC)
Fulvius Centumalus (210 BC)
P. Cornelius Scipio the Younger (208/203/202 BC)
Gaius Claudius Nero (207 BC)
Sempronius (204 BC)
Third Punic War Generals
Scipio Aemilianus (146 BC)
Bibliography
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
The Military Decorations of the Roman Army, by Valerie A. Maxfield
