Generals not getting command stars?

[Saracen_Warrior]

That still proves my point. He gained valuable experience in the field. Actually, if you look at his Army at Zama, he definetely learned a lot from Hannibal. He knew jsut how to negate Hannibals elephants. Scipio had a flexible army capable of some maneuvering in the heat of battle. Scipio realized that the Romans lost to Hannibal because he used terrain and maenuever to his advantage. Scipio took this knowledge and practised in Spain. Through his battles he learned knew things and became a more competent commander.