Scipio Africanus
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.
Publius Cornelius Scipio | |
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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 |
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
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.