Scipio Africanus

Publius Cornelius Scipio
Publius Cornelius Scipio
	Roman bronze bust of Scipio Africanus the Elder from the National Archaeological Museum, Naples (Inv. No. 5634), ; dated mid-first century BC; Excavated from the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum by Karl Jakob Weber, 1750–65.
Consul of the Roman Republic
	In office; 1 January 205 BC – 1 January 204 BC Serving with P. Licinius Crassus Dives
Preceded by	Q. Caecilius Metellus and L. Venturius Philo
Succeeded by	M. Cornelius Cethegus and P. Sempronius Tuditanus
	In office; 1 January 194 BC – 1 January 193 BC Serving with Ti. Sempronius Longus
Preceded by	M. Porcius Cato and L. Valerius Flaccus
Succeeded by	L. Cornelius Merula and Q. Minucius Thermus
Personal details
Born	236 BC; Rome, Italy, Roman Republic
Died	183 BC (aged 53); Liternum, Roman Republic
Spouse(s)	Aemilia Tertia
Children	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (priest), Lucius Cornelius Scipio (praetor), Cornelia Africana Major, Cornelia Africana
Military service
Allegiance	Roman Republic
Rank	Proconsul
Battles/wars	Second Punic War; Battle of Ticinus; Battle of the Trebia; Battle of Cannae; Battle of Cartagena; Battle of Baecula; Battle of Ilipa; Battle of Utica; Battle of the Great Plains; Battle of Zama; Roman–Seleucid War; Battle of Magnesia

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236–183 BC) ^[3] was a general in the Second Punic War and a politician of the Roman Republic. He was best known for defeating Hannibal of Carthage.

Scipio won the battle of Zama in North Africa. He got the last name Africanus and became known as one of the best commanders in military history. The battle was a complete disaster for Carthage, who had to beg for peace, and were given humiliating terms by Rome.

Scipio Africanus Media

Roman campaigning from 210–206 BC in Hispania
A Carthaginian coin depicting Hasdrubal Barca (245–207 BC), one of Hannibal's younger brothers, wearing a diadem
A Carthaginian coin possibly depicting Hannibal as Hercules (i.e. Heracles)
Antiochus sends his son to Scipio. Painting by Jean-Pierre Granger (c. 1800).
The entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios
Continence of Scipio, Nicolas-Guy Brenet
18th century bust formerly identified as Scipio at Cameron Gallery in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
Portrait of Scipio Africanus, marble, c. 1460–1465, by Mino da Fiesole (Philadelphia Museum of Art)

References

↑ AncientRome.ru. "THE DATABASE OF ANCIENT ART." Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ AncientRome.ru. "Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus." Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ He was also known as Scipio the African, Scipio Africanus-Major, Scipio Africanus the Elder, and Scipio the Great. Plutarch, The parallel lives: the life of Aemilius II.V.

[1] AncientRome.ru. "THE DATABASE OF ANCIENT ART." Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[2] AncientRome.ru. "Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus." Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[3] He was also known as Scipio the African, Scipio Africanus-Major, Scipio Africanus the Elder, and Scipio the Great. Plutarch, The parallel lives: the life of Aemilius II.V.

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Publius Cornelius Scipio
Roman bronze bust of Scipio Africanus the Elder from the National Archaeological Museum, Naples (Inv. No. 5634), dated mid-first century BC^[1] Excavated from the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum by Karl Jakob Weber, 1750–65.^[2]

Consul of the Roman Republic
In office 1 January 205 BC – 1 January 204 BC Serving with P. Licinius Crassus Dives
Preceded by	Q. Caecilius Metellus and L. Venturius Philo
Succeeded by	M. Cornelius Cethegus and P. Sempronius Tuditanus
In office 1 January 194 BC – 1 January 193 BC Serving with Ti. Sempronius Longus
Preceded by	M. Porcius Cato and L. Valerius Flaccus
Succeeded by	L. Cornelius Merula and Q. Minucius Thermus

Personal details
Born	236 BC Rome, Italy, Roman Republic
Died	183 BC (aged 53) Liternum, Roman Republic
Spouse(s)	Aemilia Tertia
Children	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (priest), Lucius Cornelius Scipio (praetor), Cornelia Africana Major, Cornelia Africana
Military service
Allegiance	Roman Republic
Rank	Proconsul
Battles/wars	Second Punic War Battle of Ticinus Battle of the Trebia Battle of Cannae Battle of Cartagena Battle of Baecula Battle of Ilipa Battle of Utica Battle of the Great Plains Battle of Zama Roman–Seleucid War Battle of Magnesia