206 BC , when Scipio Africanus finally expelled the Carthaginians from Iberia ( see the battle of Ilipa ) .
He was preoccupied with the idea that Africa should be the next target .
Since 206 BC , when Scipio Africanus finally expelled the Carthaginians from Iberia ( see the battle of Ilipa ) , he was preoccupied with the idea that Africa should be the next target .